Journal of Family Research

Journal of Family Research

Pathology of Sibling Sub System: Phenomenal World of Sibling in Families with Children with ADHD Disorder; a Qualitative Study

Document Type : علمی - پژوهشی

Authors
arman azizi 1
مریم فاتحی زاده 1
سید احمد احمدی 1
رضوان السادات جزایری 1
امید عیسی نژاد 2
1 university of Isfahan
2 university of Kurdistan
Abstract
Introduction: Considering the problems of families with children with ADHD and lack of studies to focus on these damages in background, the purpose of this study was to identify the pathologies of sibling sub system in families with children with attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Methodology: This research is a qualitative study conducted with phenomenological method. Population consist of all families with children with ADHD what referred to counseling or psychiatric centers. Purposeful sampling was used and included 27 persons. Semi-structured interview was used as an instrument and seven-step method of Colaizzi (1978) was used to analyze the data.
Finding: In this research, the obtained coding information is divided into three types of descriptive, interpretative and explanatory coding, including 3 explanatory codes, 9 interpretative codes and 44 descriptive codes.
Conclusion: Results showed that sibling sub system is influenced by the problems of the child with ADHD in family and causes specific damages and negative influences on this sub system. Therefore, this sub system needs supervision, support and specific training to reduce its damages.
Keywords
Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder
sub system
sibling
Damage
phenomenology
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Journal of Family Research
Volume 15, Issue 3 - Serial Number 3
Spring 2019
Pages 331-345