Filial Therapy: Effects on Two Children's Behavior and Mothers' Stress

1999 ◽  
Vol 84 (2) ◽  
pp. 587-590 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Schicke Athanasiou ◽  
Michael P. Gunning
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Parenting Stress ◽  
Parental Stress ◽  
Filial Therapy ◽  
Stress Index ◽  
Children's Behavior ◽  
Therapy Effectiveness ◽  
Child Centered ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Child Centered Play Therapy

Due to parents' continual and natural contact with their children, as well as shortages of professionals, parents are increasingly being asked to play a significant role in treatment for the children's emotional and behavior problems. Filial therapy is a treatment that involves parents by teaching parents to conduct child-centered play therapy sessions with their children. The current study sought to examine filial therapy effectiveness by measuring changes in children's behavior and parental stress in parenting. Mothers of two preschool children were administered the Behavior Assessment for Children and the Parenting Stress Index prior to, following completion of, and 2 mo. after participating in a 10-wk. filial therapy training program. Results suggest significant decreases in externalizing behaviors and decreased parenting stress for one parent of the two children. Informal parental reports of changes suggest that parents saw improved relationships with their children, their own confidence increased, generalization of skills, and improvements with regard to behavior problems.

Maternal Smoking and Behavior Problems of Children

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 90 (3) ◽  
pp. 342-349
Author(s):  
Michael Weitzman ◽  
Steven Gortmaker ◽  
Arthur Sobol
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Behavior Problem ◽  
Maternal Smoking ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Children's Behavior ◽  
Passive Exposure ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Children’S Exposure ◽  
Children’S Behavior Problems

Numerous health consequences of children's exposure to maternal smoking have been demonstrated, including increased rates of low birth weight, infant mortality, respiratory infections, asthma, and modest impairments of cognitive development. There is little evidence, however, linking maternal smoking and increased rates of children's behavior problems. Data from the population-based National Longitudinal Survey of Youth were used to investigate the possible association of maternal smoking and behavior problems among 2256 children aged 4 through 11 years. In multiple regression analyses the authors controlled for child's race, age, sex, birth weight, and chronic asthma; family structure, income, and divorce or separation in the prior 2 years; mother's education, intelligence, self-esteem, employment status, chronic disabling health conditions, and use of alcohol during pregnancy; and the quality of the home environment as assessed by the Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment-Short Form to investigate the relationship between maternal smoking and children's behavior problems. The measure of maternal smoking status reflected two levels of smoking intensity (less than a pack per day and a pack or more per day) for each of three different categories of children's exposure: prenatal only (mother smoked only during pregnancy), passive only (mother smoked only after pregnancy), and prenatal plus passive exposure (mother smoked both during and after pregnancy). Measures of children's behavior problems included the overall score on a 32-item parent-reported child Behavior Problem Index (BPI), scores on the BPI's six subscales, and rates of extreme scores on the BPI. Increased rates of children's behavior problems were found to be independently associated with all three categories of exposure to maternal cigarette smoke, with evidence suggesting a dose-response relationship. For example, among children whose mothers smoked both during and after pregnancy, there were 1.17 additional problems independently associated with smoking less than a pack per day (P = .0007) and 2.04 additional problems associated with smoking a pack or more per day (P = .0001). The odds ratio for extreme behavior problem scores for this category of exposure was 1.41 if the mother smoked less than a pack per day (P = .01) and 1.54 if she smoked a pack or more per day (P = .02). These data provide evidence suggesting that increased behavior problems of children should be added to the growing list of adverse child health conditions associated with children's prenatal and passive exposure to maternal smoking.

Parenting stress as a mediator of parents' negative mood state and behavior problems in children with newly diagnosed cancer

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (7) ◽  
pp. 758-765 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivana M. van der Geest ◽  
Marry M. van den Heuvel-Eibrink ◽  
Jan Passchier ◽  
Corry van den Hoed-Heerschop ◽  
Rob Pieters ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Parenting Stress ◽  
Mood State ◽  
Negative Mood ◽  
Newly Diagnosed ◽  
Negative Mood State ◽  
And Behavior

Relationship between the Maternal Social Support Index and the Parenting Stress Index in Mothers of Very-Low-Birthweight Children Now Age 7

1998 ◽  
Vol 83 (1) ◽  
pp. 173-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita M. Farel ◽  
Stephen R. Hooper
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Parenting Stress ◽  
Parental Stress ◽  
Low Birthweight ◽  
Stress Index ◽  
Very Low Birthweight ◽  
Parenting Stress Index ◽  
Two Measures ◽  
Maternal Social Support ◽  
The Relationship

Two measures, the Maternal Social Support Index and the Parenting Stress Index were used to assess parents' stress and social support among mothers of 7-yr.-old children born at very low birthweight. The MSSI Total scores did not significantly correlate with the PSI Total Child, Total Parent, or Total Stress Indices, although they were significant, but modestly correlated with scores on the Parent subscale of Social Isolation. The relationship between parental stress and maternal social support requires continued investigation.

scholarly journals Parenting Stress Among Parents of Deaf and Hearing Children: Associations with Language Delays and Behavior Problems

Parenting ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 136-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra L. Quittner ◽  
David H. Barker ◽  
Ivette Cruz ◽  
Carolyn Snell ◽  
Mary E. Grimley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Parenting Stress ◽  
Language Delays ◽  
Hearing Children ◽  
And Behavior

scholarly journals Remediating Child Attachment Insecurity: Evaluating the Basic Trust Intervention in Adoptive Families

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (7) ◽  
pp. 736-749 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moniek A. J. Zeegers ◽  
Cristina Colonnesi ◽  
Marc J. Noom ◽  
Nelleke Polderman ◽  
Geert-Jan J. M. Stams
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Parenting Stress ◽  
Free Play ◽  
Adoptive Families ◽  
Attachment Insecurity ◽  
Basic Trust ◽  
Child Attachment ◽  
Post Test ◽  
And Behavior

Purpose: This study evaluated the video-feedback intervention Basic Trust in families with internationally adoptive children aged 2–12 years. The intervention aims to reduce child attachment insecurity and behavior problems by enhancing mothers’ and fathers’ sensitivity and mind-mindedness (parents’ capacity to hold in mind the mind of their child). Method: Fifty-three adoptive families participated in a pretest, posttest, and 6-month follow-up assessment. Questionnaires on parenting stress, child attachment insecurity, and behavior problems were administered. Parents’ sensitivity was assessed from free-play observations at home, and mind-mindedness was measured with a describe-your-child interview. Results: Parents reported less child behavior problems, insecure and disorganized attachment, and parenting stress at posttest and follow-up. Parents’ mind-mindedness increased from pre- to post-test but not from pretest to follow-up. Parents’ sensitivity showed an improvement at follow-up. Conclusions: Future studies should investigate whether the present study’s positive results can be replicated under conditions of strict experimental control.

Parenting stress of adoptive mothers, mother–child conflict, and behavior problems during adolescence among international adoptees.

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (8) ◽  
pp. 988-993 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fanny Melançon ◽  
Louise Cossette ◽  
Catherine Smith ◽  
Cybèle Beauvais-Dubois ◽  
Chantal Cyr ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Parenting Stress ◽  
International Adoptees ◽  
Adoptive Mothers ◽  
And Behavior

The Relationship between Parenting Stress and Behavior Problems of Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders

2009 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa A. Osborne ◽  
Phil Reed
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Parenting Stress ◽  
Child Behavior ◽  
Strong Association ◽  
Child Behavior Problems ◽  
Autistic Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Autistic Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorders ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
The Relationship

Two 9- to 10-month-long studies (N = 137) examined the interaction between parenting stress and behavior problems in children with autistic spectrum disorders (ASDs). Study 1 focused on very young children, and Study 2 employed a wider range of child ages; both studies assessed these factors at 2 points in time. The researchers noted a strong association between parenting stress and child behavior problems when they controlled for other factors, such as ASD severity and intellectual functioning (Study 1 and 2). However, Study 1 indicated that when the children were very young (2:6–4:0 years), ASD severity related most strongly to parenting stress. In addition, both Study 1 and Study 2 indicated that parenting stress at Time 1 was a stronger predictor of child behavior problems at Time 2, rather than vice versa.

scholarly journals The relations between teacher-child closeness and conflict in preschool and children’s outcomes in kindergarten

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanya Maria Paes ◽  
Robert Duncan ◽  
David J. Purpura ◽  
Sara Schmitt
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Parent Education ◽  
Parental Education ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Children's Behavior ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Children’S Behavior Problems

This is a preprint of a study that examined the relations between closeness and conflict in the teacher-child relationship in preschool and children’s behavior problems, social skills, and executive function (EF) in kindergarten, and examined if these relations are moderated by parental education. The study also explored associations between teacher-child closeness and conflict and the subscales of children’s behavior problems and social skills. The sample consisted of 126 preschool children (M = 56.70 months, SD = 3.89). Regression analyses revealed that teacher-child conflict was related to poorer social skills in children, specifically lower assertion, lower engagement, and lower cooperation. Additionally, as conflict in the teacher-child relationship increased, EF decreased for children whose parents have a lower level of education. There was also a marginally significant moderator of the relation between teacher-child closeness and behavior problems where high parent education served as a protective factor for low levels of teacher-child closeness. Implications for future research are discussed.

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