Raising children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) can be stressful and exhausted. These children need special care and attention from parents to make sure their growth in all aspects such as mental health, patience level and their behaviour. The aim of this study is to determine the factors contributing the stress of parents having children with ADHD. Sample of the study consisted of 175 parents of ADHD children from 36 randomly selected schools which included three different District Education Office of Bangsar/Pudu, Keramat and Sentul, Kuala Lumpur. Binary Logistic Regression is used to identify factors affecting stress of parents having ADHD children. Data analysis revealed that social support and marital status of divorced significantly influenced the parents' stress, while child's age, child's gender, child's comorbid, child's diagnosis, parent's gender, marital status for single and married parents, and parent's financial, did not contribute significantly toward stress among parents having children with ADHD.
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