Mothers with Internalizing Problems Benefit More from Group versus Individual Behavior Management Treatment for Children's Disruptive Behavior

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leslie Roos ◽  
Kayla M. Joyce ◽  
Brendan Andrade
Keyword(s):  
Internalizing Problems ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Positive Parenting ◽  
Individualized Treatment ◽  
Emotional Symptoms ◽  
Child Conduct Problems ◽  
Sense Of Competence ◽  
Child Conduct ◽  
Parenting Sense Of Competence ◽  
Inconsistent Discipline

Background: Comparing the efficacy of psychotherapy services for different family needs is critical for advancing more personalized treatment approaches. We examined maternal internalizing mental health problems as a predictor of treatment response for individualized treatment for mothers and their child, versus Coping Power (CP), a manualized group-based program, for children with disruptive behavior. Methods: Families were recruited from a large hospital setting and randomized to 15 weeks of parent and child individualized treatment or CP. Of the 133 families who began treatment, 103 returned for follow-up of which 93 provided baseline data on maternal internalizing mental health problems (defined as scores of 3 or above on the GAIN-SS internalizing subscale). Outcomes included primary treatment targets across child (conduct problems, emotional symptoms, and prosocial skills) and parenting (inconsistent discipline, positive parenting, and parenting sense of competence) factors. Results: Repeated measure ANOVAS indicate that group-based CP was either similar or better than individualized treatment for families with maternal-internalizing status. For both child conduct problems and parent inconsistent discipline, families with maternal-internalizing status only improved in CP (not individualized treatment). For child emotional symptoms and parenting sense of competence outcomes, families in both CP and individualized treatment exhibited similar improvements over time. Main effects indicated maternal-internalizing status was linked to lower parenting satisfaction and higher child emotional symptoms. No changes over time were observed for child prosocial symptoms or positive parenting. Conclusions: Results highlight the efficacy of group-based CP, compared to individualized treatment, for addressing child behavioral problems and parenting needs in families with maternal internalizing problems.

scholarly journals Dual impacts of coronavirus anxiety on mental health in 35 societies

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylvia Xiaohua Chen ◽  
Jacky C. K. Ng ◽  
Bryant P. H. Hui ◽  
Algae K. Y. Au ◽  
Wesley C. H. Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Severe Depression ◽  
Psychological Adaptation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Health ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Emotional Symptoms ◽  
Perceived Vulnerability

AbstractThe spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has affected both physical health and mental well-being around the world. Stress-related reactions, if prolonged, may result in mental health problems. We examined the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health in a multinational study and explored the effects of government responses to the outbreak. We sampled 18,171 community adults from 35 countries/societies, stratified by age, gender, and region of residence. Across the 35 societies, 26.6% of participants reported moderate to extremely severe depression symptoms, 28.2% moderate to extremely severe anxiety symptoms, and 18.3% moderate to extremely severe stress symptoms. Coronavirus anxiety comprises two factors, namely Perceived Vulnerability and Threat Response. After controlling for age, gender, and education level, perceived vulnerability predicted higher levels of negative emotional symptoms and psychological distress, whereas threat response predicted higher levels of self-rated health and subjective well-being. People in societies with more stringent control policies had more threat response and reported better subjective health. Coronavirus anxiety exerts detrimental effects on subjective health and well-being, but also has the adaptive function in mobilizing safety behaviors, providing support for an evolutionary perspective on psychological adaptation.

scholarly journals Charakterystyka i ocena właściwości psychometrycznych polskiej adaptacji Skali Poczucia Kompetencji Rodzicielskich (Parenting Sense of Competence Scale – PSOC-PL) w wersji dla matek

2017 ◽  
pp. 79-95
Author(s):  
Karolina Kossakowska
Keyword(s):  
Sense Of Competence ◽  
Competence Scale ◽  
Parenting Sense Of Competence

Celem opracowania jest ocena właściwości psychometrycznych polskiej wersji Skali Poczucia Kompetencji Rodzicielskich (Parenting Sense of Competence Scale – PSOC-PL) Johnson i Masha do pomiaru kompetencji rodzicielskich u matek dzieci do 2. roku życia. Parenting Sense of Competence Scale jest narzędziem samoopisu. Zawiera 17 twierdzeń składających się na wynik ogólny oraz dwa wymiary: Satysfakcja i Skuteczność. Służy do oceny kompetencji rodzicielskich. W badaniach adaptacyjnych wzięło udział 251 kobiet mających dzieci w wieku do 24. miesiąca życia. Średni wiek badanych to 29,35 lat (SD = 4,57). Dodatkowo do oceny trafności polskiej wersji adaptowanego narzędzia wykorzystano Kwestionariusz Poczucia Stresu i Edynburską Skalę Depresji Poporodowej. PSOC-PL jest rzetelnym i trafnym narzędziem. Jego struktura czynnikowa jest podobna do wersji oryginalnej – w efekcie przeprowadzonej analizy uzyskano narzędzie, które składa się z 15 itemów. Tak jak w wersji oryginalnej, wyodrębnione zostały dwa wymiary: Satysfakcja i Skuteczność. Wyniki przy użyciu PSOC-PL uzyskane w prezentowanych badaniach pozostawały w istotnych statystycznie korelacjach z poziomem stresu i nasileniem objawów depresyjnych. Rezultaty rzetelności PSOC-PL nie odbiegają od wyników uzyskanych w badaniach oryginalnych, jak i w badaniach ewaluacyjnych prowadzonych w różnych częściach świata. Polska wersja narzędzia spełnia podstawowe kryteria psychometryczne i może być stosowana do oceny kompetencji u matek małych dzieci.

scholarly journals Reducing Therapist Contact in Parenting Programs: Evaluation of Internet-Based Treatments for Child Conduct Problems

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 2001-2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah M. Rabbitt ◽  
Erin Carrubba ◽  
Bernadette Lecza ◽  
Emily McWhinney ◽  
Jennifer Pope ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Conduct Problems ◽  
Parenting Programs ◽  
Child Conduct Problems ◽  
Child Conduct
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