1. A Parenting Program to Reduce Disruptive Behavior in Hispanic Children with Acquired Brain Injury: A Randomized Controlled Trial Conducted in Mexico.
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Chavez Arana, Clara, Catroppa, Cathy, Yáñez-Téllez, Guillermina, Prieto-Corona, Belén, de León, Miguel A., García, Antonio, Gómez-Raygoza, Roberto, Hearps, Stephen J.C., and Anderson, Vicki
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PREVENTION of psychological stress , *BEHAVIOR disorders in children , *BRAIN injuries , *COGNITION , *EMOTIONS , *PSYCHOLOGY of Hispanic Americans , *SELF-control , *SELF-management (Psychology) , *HOME environment , *SOCIAL support , *BEHAVIOR disorders , *RANDOMIZED controlled trials , *HUMAN services programs , *PRE-tests & post-tests , *PARENT attitudes , *REHABILITATION for brain injury patients , *PARENTING education , *EVALUATION of human services programs , *CHILDREN - Abstract
Children with acquired brain injury (ABI) are at risk of impairments in self-regulation and disruptive behavior. We aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the Signposts program to reduce disruptive behavior and improve self-regulation in Hispanic children with ABI, and reduce parental stress and improve parenting practices. Using a randomized controlled trial design, we assigned children (n = 71) and their parents to Signposts or generic telephone support. Blinded assessors conducted assessments at pre-intervention, immediately post-intervention, and at 3 months post-intervention. Signposts was effective in reducing dysfunctional parenting practices. Further, when analyzing participants at risk of behavioral disturbance (n = 46), Signposts was effective in reducing child disruptive behavior in the home environment and emotional self-regulation. No differences were found for parental stress, parent sense of competence, child disruptive behaviors at school, and child cognitive and behavioral self-regulation. The reduction in disruptive behavior was associated with the implementation of authoritative parenting practices (external regulation), and not associated with child self-regulation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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