Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Psychiatry 1735-4587 7 3 2012 09 15 120 5 Mohammad Reza Mohammadi Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Psychiatry and Psychology Research Center; Tehran, Iran ; Psychiatry clinic, Dastgerdi Street, Valiasr Ave., Tehran, Iran. Farideh Farokhzadi i MSc Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Psychiatry and Psychology Research Center Roozbeh Psychiatry Hospital South Kargar Avenue Ahmad Alipour Reza Rostami Mehdi Dehestani Maryam Salmanian 2015 10 14 Objective: The aim of this study was to compare marital satisfaction between parents of children with attention deficit hyper activity disorder (ADHD) and parents of normal children. Methods: In this study we have selected 400 parents (200 parents of children with ADHD and 200 parents of normal children), whose children age range was 6-18 years. Data were collected using Enrich marital satisfaction Questionnaire, Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia Present and Lifetime Version (K-SADS-PL) and Conner’s Questionnaire (parent and self-report forms). For data analysis, SPSS software17, bivariate χ2- test, and independent t- test were used. Results: The mean of marital satisfaction in parents of normal children was higher than parents of ADHD children. In the bivariate χ2- test, the p value was less than 0.05, and the obtained t was more than the table-t (1.96), so it can be assumed that there is a significant difference between parents of normal children and those with ADHD children in their marital satisfaction. The level of marital satisfaction (strongly agree level) was 2.8% lower among parents of ADHD children compared to parents of normal children. Conclusions: Findings indicate that parents with ADHD children have lower level of marital satisfaction than parents with normal children. https://ijps.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijps/article/view/236 https://ijps.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijps/article/download/236/232