1. A randomised controlled trial comparing the effects of directive and non-directive parenting programmes as a universal prevention programme.
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Chan, Stanley, Leung, Cynthia, and Sanders, Matthew
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ANALYSIS of covariance , *ANALYSIS of variance , *BEHAVIORAL assessment , *CHILD behavior , *CLINICAL trials , *CONFIDENCE intervals , *LONGITUDINAL method , *CASE studies , *NOMADS , *PARENTS , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *REGRESSION analysis , *RELIABILITY (Personality trait) , *SUPPORT groups , *STATISTICS , *DATA analysis , *CAUSAL models , *EMPIRICAL research , *EFFECT sizes (Statistics) , *BEHAVIOR disorders , *RANDOMIZED controlled trials , *CONTROL groups , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,RESEARCH evaluation - Abstract
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare the effectiveness of directive programmes led by professionals where parents were taught specific parenting knowledge and strategies (Triple P – Positive Parenting Program) and non-directive parenting programmes in the form of mutual-aid support group as a universal prevention programme. Design/methodology/approach – This study employed a randomised controlled trial design. Participants included 92 Hong Kong Chinese parents with preschool children recruited from eight kindergartens and a local church. They were randomised into Group Triple P, non-directive group and control group. They completed measures on their perception of child behaviour problems and their parental stress before and after intervention. Findings – At post-intervention, results indicated significantly greater decrease in child disruptive behaviours among participants in the Triple P group than those in the non-directive group and control group while no significant group difference was found between the latter two groups. No significant difference was found in post-intervention parental stress level among the three groups. Originality/value – This study provides empirical evidence to demonstrate the effectiveness of a directive parenting programme vs a non-directive one. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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