Personality disorders, depression and anxiety in mothers of children with ADHD and anxiety disorders in Iran

Characteristics		Anxiety group (n = 32) %	ADHD group (n = 68) %	P value*
	1^st	19 (59.37)	37 (54.41)
Birth order of children	2^nd	8 (25)	27 (39.70)	0.262
	3^rd	3 (9.37)	3 (4.41)
	4^th	2 (6.25)	1 (1.47)
	1	10 (31.25)	17 (25)
Number of children	2	13 (40.62)	39 (57.35)	0.316
	3	7 (21.87)	11 (16.17)
	4	2 (6.25)	1 (1.47)
Gender of children	Male	27 (84.37)	50 (73.53)	0.229
	Female	5 (15.62)	18 (26.47)
Marital status of mothers	Single	0 (0)	2 (2.94)	0.327
	Married	32 (100)	66 (97.05)
Occupational status of mothers	Housekeeper	21 (65.62)	43 (63.23)	0.816
	Employed	11 (34.37)	25 (33.82)
	Lower than high school	10 (31.25)	22 (32.35)
Educational level of mothers	High school diploma	8 (25)	20 (29.41)	0.850
	Academic	14 (43.75)	26 (38.23)

[i] *Chi-square test

Table 2

Frequency of personality disorders and their mean scores in each group

Anxiety group (n = 32)	ADHD group (n = 68)	Anxiety group (n = 32)	ADHD group (n = 68)
Schizoid	True	0 (0)	1 (1.47)	38.71 ± 20.46	47.07 ± 19.35	0.491
	False	32 (100)	67 (98.53)
Avoidant	True	1 (3.2)	3 (4.42)	44.43 ± 21.91	47.02 ± 18.81	0.759
	False	31 (96.8)	65 (95.58)
Depressive	True	10 (31.25)	17 (25)	60.62 ± 21.57	61.07 ± 21.63	0.511
	False	22 (68.75)	51 (75)
Dependent	True	5 (15.63)	7 (10.29)	40.15 ± 25.43	34.80 ± 23.38	0.444
	False	27 (84.37)	61 (89.71)
Histrionic	True	5 (15.63)	7 (10.29)	49.81 ± 23.02	49.19 ± 24.31	0.444
	False	27 (84.37)	61 (89.71)
	True	0 (0)	4 (5.88)	41.96 ± 21.76	43.95 ± 21.60
Narcissistic	False	32 (100)	64 (94.12)			0.161
Sadistic	True	1 (3.2)	1 (1.47)	45.59 ± 18.72	41.17 ± 17.22	0.581
	False	31 (96.8)	67 (98.53)
Compulsive	True	3 (9.38)	12 (17.65)	32.09 ± 23.96	35.75 ± 27.89	0.280
	False	29 (90.62)	56 (82.35)
Negativistic	True	2 (6.25)	4 (5.88)	46.59 ± 19.96	45.79 ± 20.37	0.094
	False	30 (93.75)	64 (94.12)
Masochistic	True	0 (0)	1 (1.47)	40.40 ± 20.95	42.10 ± 20.54	0.960
	False	312 (100)	67 (98.53)
Schizotypal	True	0 (0)	1 (1.4)	47.65 ± 14.32	44.19 ± 17.68	0.491
	False	31 (100)	68 (98.6)

[i] Note = None of mothers had antisocial, borderline or paranoid personality disorders; SD = Standard deviation, *Chi-square test

Table 3

Frequency of depression and anxiety and their mean scores in each group

Anxiety group (n = 32)	ADHD group (n = 68)	Anxiety group (n = 32)	ADHD group (n = 68)
Depression – DASS-21	With	21 (65.62)	51 (75)	14.31 ± 9.79	17.29 ± 9.48	0.702
	Without	11 (34.38)	17 (25)
Anxiety- SCL-90-R	With	27 (84.37)	57 (83.82)	12.87 ± 8.01	15.16 ± 7.75	0.571
	Without	5 (15.63)	11 (16.18)
Depression – SCL-90-R	With	27 (84.375)	59 (86.75)	2.40 ± 0.75	2.61 ± 0.75	0.507
	Without	5 (15.625)	9 (13.25)
	With	24 (75)	57 (83.82)
Anxiety- DASS-21	Without	8 (25)	11 (16.18)	3.18 ± 1.63	3.70 ± 1.54	0.542

[i] SD = Standard deviation, *Chi-square test

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.34763/jmotherandchild.20222601.d-22-00016 | Journal eISSN: 2719-535X | Journal ISSN: 2719-6488

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Language: English

Page range: 50 - 57

Submitted on: Apr 18, 2022

Accepted on: Jun 24, 2022

Published on: Nov 2, 2022

Published by: Institute of Mother and Child

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Keywords:

Psychopathology,

personality,

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder,

anxiety,

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Pediatrics and juvenile medicine,

Paediatric haematology and oncology,

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