Immediate and Short-Term Outcomes of the "COPEing with Toddler Behaviour" Parent Group

Autor/in	Niccols, Alison
Titel	Immediate and Short-Term Outcomes of the "COPEing with Toddler Behaviour" Parent Group
Quelle	In: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 50 (2009) 5, S.617-626 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-9630
DOI	10.1111/j.1469-7610.2008.02007.x
Schlagwörter	Control Groups; Behavior Problems; Child Rearing; Toddlers; Child Behavior; Interaction; Parent Associations; Depression (Psychology); Parenting Styles; Parent Education; Coping; Stress Management; Emotional Response; Parent Influence; Intervention; Effect Size; Prevention; Mental Health; Health Promotion + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kindererziehung; Infant; Infants; Toddler; Kleinkind; Interaktion; Elternvertretung; Parents education; Elternbildung; Elternschule; Bewältigung; Stressmanagement; Stressbewältigung; Emotionales Verhalten; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Psychohygiene; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung
Abstract	Background: Controlling, uninvolved, and rejecting parenting in early childhood are strong predictors of later disruptive behavior disorders. However, there have been no evaluations of non-targeted groups for parents of very young children, despite their potential advantages. Methods: We randomly assigned 79 mothers of 12- to 36-month-olds to an 8-session parent training program (called "COPEing with Toddler Behaviour") or to a waiting list control condition. We investigated the immediate and short-term impact on parent-reported child behavior problems, observed parent-child interaction, and self-reported parenting behavior and parent functioning. Results: In an intent-to-treat design, the program yielded significant effects on child behavior problems, positive parent-child interaction, and parental overreactivity and depression but not observed negative child behavior or parental laxness. Most effects were significant at both post-test and 1-month follow-up and effects sizes were small to medium for the intervention group and inverse to small for the control group. Conclusions: The potential of the program to prevent later behavior problems is supported by improvements in six of the eight outcomes. As part of a community strategy, groups such as COPEing with Toddler Behaviour may promote positive parent-child interaction and children's mental health. (As Provided).
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