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Effectiveness of telephone-assisted parent-administered behavioural family intervention for preschool children with externalizing problem behaviour: a randomized controlled trial.
- Source :
- European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry; Sep2013, Vol. 22 Issue 9, p553-565, 13p, 1 Diagram, 4 Charts, 1 Graph
- Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Externalizing problem behaviour is one of the most common childhood disorders. Parent training is an effective treatment for these children and there is growing interest in the effects of parent-administered interventions with minimal therapist contact. This randomized controlled study examined the efficacy of a telephone-assisted parent-administered behavioural intervention (bibliotherapy) in families with preschool children with externalizing problem behaviour. Families were randomly assigned to a treatment group ( n = 26) and an untreated waitlist control group ( n = 22). The intervention comprised the reading of an 11 chapter self-help book and 11 weekly telephone consultations. Compared to the control group, the treatment group demonstrated significant decreases in parent-reported externalizing and internalizing child problem behaviour and dysfunctional parenting practices. Moreover, treated parents reported less parenting-related strains and decreases in parental depression, anxiety, and stress. The results suggest that telephone-assisted self-administered parent training is an effective alternative to more intensive forms of behavioural family intervention for preschool children with externalizing problem behaviour. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- TREATMENT of behavior disorders in children
EDUCATION of parents
BEHAVIOR therapy methodology
BIBLIOTHERAPY
CHI-squared test
CHILD Behavior Checklist
FAMILIES
QUESTIONNAIRES
RESEARCH evaluation
STATISTICAL sampling
SCALE analysis (Psychology)
STATISTICS
T-test (Statistics)
TELEMEDICINE
TELEPHONES
DATA analysis
EFFECT sizes (Statistics)
EDUCATIONAL attainment
RANDOMIZED controlled trials
PRE-tests & post-tests
CONTROL groups
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10188827
- Volume :
- 22
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 90015681
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-013-0397-7