scholarly journals ParentWorks: Evaluation of an Online, Father-Inclusive, Universal Parenting Intervention to Reduce Child Conduct Problems

2019 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 503-513
Author(s):  
Patrycja J. Piotrowska ◽  
Lucy A. Tully ◽  
Daniel A. J. Collins ◽  
Vilas Sawrikar ◽  
David Hawes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Conduct Problems ◽  
Mixed Model ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Child Outcomes ◽  
Empirical Support ◽  
Parenting Intervention ◽  
Behavioural Problems ◽  
Program Outcomes ◽  
Child Conduct Problems ◽  
Child Behavioural Problems

Abstract Evidence-based parenting interventions are effective in reducing conduct problems, yet these interventions have limited reach, and few involve the participation of fathers. This paper describes the outcomes of an open trial of ParentWorks, a universal, online, father-inclusive parenting intervention aiming to decrease childhood behavioural problems and promote positive parenting in mothers and fathers. A total of 388 families (456 individual parents; 36.6% fathers) were included in the study. Mixed model analyses showed significant decreases in child emotional/behavioural problems, dysfunctional parenting, interparental conflict, and parental mental health problems. The baseline severity of child behavioural problems significantly moderated the effects on child outcomes so that children with higher levels of problems benefitted more from the program. Participation of both caregivers in two-parent families, as well as parent sex, did not significantly affect the program outcomes. Results provide initial empirical support for the universal, self-directed, online parenting intervention, in addressing both child behavioural problems and parenting outcomes. Trial registration: ACTRN12616001223426, registered 05/09/2016.

scholarly journals How Do Mothers’ Parental Attributions Affect Child Outcomes from a Positive Parenting Intervention? A Mediation Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 597-608 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vilas Sawrikar ◽  
David J. Hawes ◽  
Caroline Moul ◽  
Mark R. Dadds
Keyword(s):  
Conduct Problems ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Child Outcomes ◽  
Parenting Intervention ◽  
Parental Attributions ◽  
Harsh Discipline ◽  
Causal Explanations ◽  
Child Conduct Problems ◽  
Pre Treatment ◽  
The Impact

AbstractProblematic parental attributions refer to negative causal explanations for child problem behaviour and are known to predict parenting intervention outcomes. This study examines alternative accounts of how mothers’ problematic parental attributions, operationalised as negative pre-treatment and change resistant parental attributions during treatment, may affect child behaviour outcomes from a parenting intervention program. Putative mediators included parental feelings about the child and use of harsh discipline. Participants were 163 families with children aged from 3 to 16 referred to specialist clinics for the treatment of conduct problems. Measures were collected as part of pre-treatment, post-treatment, and 3-month follow-up assessments. Mothers’ pre-treatment and change resistant parental attributions were associated with smaller improvements in parental feelings at the end of treatment which in turn were associated with greater use of harsh discipline. Greater use of harsh discipline was associated with greater conduct problems overall. Smaller improvements in parental feelings mediated the effects of pre-treatment and change resistant parental attributions on outcomes in mothers’ use of harsh discipline and mediated the effects of change resistant parental attributions on outcomes in child conduct problems. Smaller improvements in parental feelings about the child may act as a mechanism that explains the impact of problematic parental attributions on treatment outcomes.

scholarly journals Longer-Term Outcomes of the Incredible Years Parenting Intervention

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geertjan Overbeek ◽  
Jolien van Aar ◽  
Bram Orobio de Castro ◽  
Walter Matthys ◽  
Joyce Weeland ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Conduct Problems ◽  
Service Use ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Emotional Problems ◽  
Parenting Intervention ◽  
Adhd Symptoms ◽  
Incredible Years ◽  
Peer Problems ◽  
The Incredible Years

Abstract Conduct problems can develop into behavior disorders and put children at risk for other mental health problems. Parenting interventions have been shown to successfully reduce conduct problems and are often expected to prevent the development of broader mental health problems. Few studies have evaluated the longer-term and broader effects of these interventions. To what extent are parenting intervention effects sustained in the years after the intervention? And do effects pertain to conduct problems specifically, or do they also affect broader aspects of children’s mental health? We used a randomized controlled trial to assess the longer-term (2.5 years) effects of the Incredible Years parenting intervention on children’s conduct problems in an indicated prevention setting (N = 387; 79% retention rate). Using a multi-method (survey and computerized tasks) and multi-informant (parents, teachers, and children) approach, we tested whether initial effects on conduct problems were sustained, and whether Incredible Years had broader effects on children’s peer problems, emotional problems, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms, attention and inhibition deficits, and service use. Incredible Years, relative to control (no intervention), led to sustained reductions in parent-reported conduct problems (Cohen’s d = 0.31), but not teacher- and child-reported conduct problems. There were no broader benefits: Incredible Years did not reduce children’s peer problems, emotional problems, ADHD-symptoms, attention and inhibition deficits, or their service use. Improvements in parents’ perceptions of child conduct problems sustained until 2.5 years later. Our findings do not show benefits of Incredible Years as a preventive intervention for children’s broader mental health.

scholarly journals Reciprocal relationships between paternal psychological distress and child internalising and externalising difficulties from 3 to 14 years: a cross-lagged analysis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Sifaki ◽  
Emily Midouhas ◽  
Efstathios Papachristou ◽  
Eirini Flouri
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Conduct Problems ◽  
Peer Relations ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Reciprocal Relationship ◽  
Behavioural Problems ◽  
Emotional Symptoms ◽  
Reciprocal Relationships ◽  
Peer Problems

Abstract Research shows that paternal psychological distress is associated with child emotional and behavioural difficulties. However, little is known about the direction of this association including whether it is bidirectional. The aim of this study was to explore the reciprocal relationships between paternal psychological distress and child emotional and behavioural problems longitudinally (at ages 3, 5, 7, 11 and 14 years) in a sample of 13,105 children (49% girls) who participated in the UK’s Millennium Cohort Study (MCS), a large-scale, nationally representative, longitudinal survey. Four domains of child problems (emotional symptoms, peer relations, conduct problems and hyperactivity/inattention) were measured with the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire and paternal psychological distress was measured with the Kessler K-6 scale. Data were analysed using cross-lagged path models. At all ages, paternal psychological distress predicted both subsequent child emotional symptoms as well as peer problems. Paternal psychological distress at child’s age 3 was related to more hyperactivity at age 5 and, at age 5, paternal psychological distress was associated with more conduct problems at age 7. At age 11, paternal distress was also related to age 14 conduct problems and hyperactivity. Child effects were fewer and were found mainly for behavioural problems. Notably, we found bidirectional links between paternal psychological distress and child peer difficulties, from 11 to 14 years. Paternal psychological distress appears to influence child behaviour more consistently than the converse. However, in early adolescence, there appears to be a reciprocal relationship between fathers’ mental health problems and children’s peer problems.

Paternal Antisocial Behavior (But Not Paternal ADHD) Is Associated With Negative Parenting and Child Conduct Problems

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (13) ◽  
pp. 1187-1199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaitlyn A. LeMoine ◽  
Abigail M. Romirowsky ◽  
Kelsey E. Woods ◽  
Andrea Chronis-Tuscano
Keyword(s):  
Conduct Problems ◽  
Adult Adhd ◽  
Child Outcomes ◽  
Parental Psychopathology ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Adhd Symptoms ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Child Conduct Problems ◽  
Negative Parenting ◽  
Child Conduct

Objective: Parental psychopathology and parenting quality robustly predict negative outcomes among children with ADHD. Little research has investigated associations between paternal ADHD symptoms and parenting, though there is clear evidence linking maternal ADHD symptoms with both suboptimal parenting and child conduct problems, and considerable research supporting fathers’ significant contributions to their children’s development. Method: This cross-sectional study examined psychopathology and parenting in a sample of fathers ( N = 102) and their 5- to 12-year-old children with previously diagnosed ADHD. Results: Results suggested that paternal antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) symptoms (rather than ADHD symptoms) were robustly associated with child conduct problems, with an indirect effect through paternal negative parenting. Conclusion: This study suggests that negative parenting may be a potential mechanism by which paternal ASPD is associated with child conduct problems, and demonstrates the importance of considering co-occurring psychopathology in research examining adult ADHD, parenting, and child outcomes.

scholarly journals Parents' use of harsh punishment and young children's behaviour and achievement: a longitudinal study of Jamaican children with conduct problems

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Baker-Henningham ◽  
T. Francis
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Conduct Problems ◽  
Maternal Education ◽  
Child Outcomes ◽  
Parent Report ◽  
Child Behaviour ◽  
Child Conduct Problems ◽  
Harsh Punishment ◽  
Child Conduct ◽  
Grade One

Introduction.Harsh punishment by parents is common in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), yet there is limited evidence from LMIC of the effects of harsh punishment on child outcomes.Methods.A longitudinal, prospective study was conducted with children with conduct problems to examine the associations between parents’ use of harsh punishment during the preschool years on child behaviour and school achievement in grade one of primary school. As part of an efficacy trial in 24 preschools, 225 children with the highest level of teacher-reported conduct problems were evaluated and their parents reported on how often they used harsh punishment. Outcome measures in grade one included child conduct problems by independent observation, teacher and parent report, child social skills by teacher and parent report, direct tests of children's academic achievement and language skills, and tester ratings of child attention and impulse control.Results.Children had a mean age of 6.92 years and 61% were boys. All parents reported using harsh punishment. After controlling for child age and sex, socio-economic status, parents’ involvement with child and maternal education, frequency of harsh punishment was associated with growth in child conduct problems by independent classroom observations (p  =  0.037), parent (p  =  0.018) and teacher (p  =  0.044) report, a reduction in child social skills by teacher (p  =  0.024) and parent (p  =  0.014) report and poorer attention during the test session (p  =  0.049).Conclusion.The associations between frequency of parents’ use of harsh punishment with their preschoolers with conduct problems and later child behaviour indicate a need to train parents in non-violent behaviour management.

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