The purpose of this study is to explore the effect of Mother and Son Interactive Art Therapy on the change of maternal stress through the interactions between an ADHD(Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) child and his mother.
The participants in...
The purpose of this study is to explore the effect of Mother and Son Interactive Art Therapy on the change of maternal stress through the interactions between an ADHD(Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) child and his mother.
The participants in this study were a 9 year-old ADHD child and his mother. The program of Mother and Son Interactive Art Therapy consisted of 13 sessions and each 90minute session was carried out once a week. Questionnaires were used to investigate the change of the maternal stress before and after the Mother and Son Interactive Art Therapy was carried out.
First of all, interactions between ADHD child and his mother in each session were analysed to reveal the effect of Mother and Son Interactive Art Therapy. Then maternal stress derived from their interactions as well as the point change of questionnaires were examined.
The results of this study are as follows:
First, the interactions between the ADHD child and his mother showed a positive change through Mother and Son Interactive Art Therapy.
Second, the score of the questionnaires decreased from 279 to 177 suggesting a 27% reduction in maternal stress.
In conclusion, Mother and Son Interactive Art Therapy for the change of the maternal stress of an ADHD child's mother brought the positive improvement to their interactions with the decrease in the maternal stress of ADHD child's mother.