Liberating parents from guilt: a grounded theory study of parents’ internet communities for the recognition of ADHD
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PURPOSE: This study presents a qualitative analysis of information posted on the Internet by two communities of French parents promoting the recognition of ADHD in the context of current health and school practices. METHOD: Grounded Theory (Strauss & Corbin's approach) was applied to the posted messages, with the aim to discover the main concern and common theme through a constant comparison analysis. RESULTS: Liberating parents from feeling responsible for their child's misconduct was found to be the core category. From this perspective, we account for the commitment of the digital communities to formalize the child's conduct as a consequence of a neurodevelopmental disorder. This approach helps to account for the promotion of behavioural expertise and conditioning strategies (e.g., positive reinforcement) for handling the child's so-called disorder as appropriate parental responses. Giving evidence for parenting struggles was the third main concern of the communities, in the face of perceived skepticism from professionals towards ADHD as a medical condition. CONCLUSIONS: By using examples from countries that are found to have a more pro-medical approach to ADHD, the communities aim at improving such medical practices in France. Issues surrounding the claim that ADHD would require a specific style of parenting are also discussed.
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Social media use in community building among parents of children with ADHD has been found to promote emotional support, disseminate helpful educational resources, and help decrease feelings of guilt among parents.
“Social media use in community building has been studied among parents of children with ADHD; these communities have been found to promote emotional support, disseminate helpful educational resources, and help decrease feelings of guilt among parents (Dauman et al., 2019; Margalit & Raskind, 2009).”
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- Authors
- Dauman, N., Haza, M., & Erlandsson, S.
- Affiliations
- Université de Poitiers (FR)
- Department of Psychology, University of Poitiers, Poitiers, France
- University West (SE)
- Corresponding author
- Dauman, Nicolas
- ORCID
- Dauman, Nicolas
- Venue
- International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2019-01
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 1564520-1564520
- ISSN
- 1748-2623 (ISSN-L)
- 1748-2631
- PMC
- PMC6352942
- OpenAlex
- W2913798641
- Cited by
- 23
- References
- 67
- Citations by year
- 2025: 4 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 2
- FWCI
- 1.99
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- HAL (submittedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family and Disability Support Research
- Keywords
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, parental guilt, neurodevelopmental disorders, parenting strategies, positive reinforcement, professional skepticism, parenting styles
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Attitude of Health Personnel, Child, Child Behavior, Delivery of Health Care, Female, France, Guilt, Humans, Male, Parents, Residence Characteristics, Schools, Social Support, Parenting, Patient Satisfaction, Internet, Qualitative Research, Social Networking, Grounded Theory
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