An Attachment Parenting Intervention to Prevent Adolescents’ Problem Behaviors: A Pilot Study in Italy

Giannotta, Fabrizia; Ortega, Enrique; Stattin, Håkan

doi:10.1007/s10566-012-9189-3

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“…These results support the idea that adolescent with prosocial capabilities are less likely to have different difficulties, including Externalizing problems such as conduct difficulties or hyperactive (Caprara et al, 2015;Carlo et al, 2014). The relation between prosocial abilities and Internalizing problems has also been shown in a recent study with 937 adolescents in Spain by means of structural equation modeling (Llorca Mestre, Mesurado, & Samper García, 2014), and also in the international context (Batanova & Loukas, 2014) Prosocial abilities are considered a protective factor in the onset and maintenance of psychological problems during childhood and adolescence (Allen et al, 2002;Giannotta et al, 2012;McElhaney et al, 2006;Scott et al, 2011). The results found confirm the idea that adolescents with less psychological difficulties are those that have more prosocial abilities.…”

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“…Adolescents who are able to establish close and intimate social relationships with peers have better chances of reaching a good adjustment and satisfaction with life, while those showing greater difficulties in social relationships have a greater likelihood of developing an increased number of internalizing and externalizing difficulties (Allen et al, 2002;Giannotta, Ortega, & Stattin, 2012;McElhaney, Immele, Smith, & Allen, 2006;Goñi, Esnaola, Rodríguez, & Camino, 2015;Scott, Briskman, Woolgar, Humayun, & O'Connor, 2011).…”

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Different patterns of behavioural and emotional difficulties through adolescence: The influence of prosocial skills

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Título: Patrones de dificultades emocionales y comportamentales durante la adolescencia: la influencia de las habilidades prosociales. Resumen: El objetivo principal del estudio fue examinar la distribución por clusters del Cuestionario de Capacidades y Dificultades (Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire; SDQ) y analizar el efecto del sexo y la edad, en una muestra de estudiantes pertenecientes a institutos, con edades entre 14 y 18 años (N = 1474). Para el análisis de los datos se realizó un análisis iterativo basado en el procedimiento de K-medias. Una solución de cinco clusters destacó como la más parsimoniosa para diferenciar patrones de síntomas emocionales y comportamentales. El modelo de cinco clusters reveló las siguientes agrupaciones: "ausencia de dificultades y altas puntuaciones prosociales" (n = 418; 28,36%), "altas puntuaciones en dificultades y bajas en comportamiento prosocial" (n = 239; 16,21%) , "altas puntuaciones en hiperactividad, bajo en el resto de las subescalas de dificultades y alto en capacidades prosociales" (n = 302; 20.49%), "alto en dificultades emocionales y de relación, bajo en dificultades conductuales y de hiperactividad y alto en capacidades prosociales" (n = 275; 18,66%), y finalmente "dificultades de hiperactividad y niveles medios en el resto de subescalas de dificultades y en las capacidades prosociales" (n= 239; 16,21%). Este modelo de cinco clusters fue replicado atendiendo al género y la edad. Sin embargo, las diferencias encontradas en la distribución de cada cluster sugieren que las dificultades difieren en función del género y de la edad. Los resultados permiten concluir la mayor presencia de dificultades de tipo externalizante en el caso de los hombres y mayores niveles de dificultades emocionales y capacidades prosociales en el caso de las mujeres. Palabras clave: adolescencia; análisis de clúster; SDQ; problemas emocionales y conductuales; prosocial. Abstract:The main purpose of the study was to examine the cluster composition of the analysis on the effect of gender and age of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) in a large school-based sample of high school adolescents ranging from 14 to 18 years old (N = 1474). In order to do this, a K-means iterative cluster analysis was performed. A five-cluster solution turned out to be the most parsimonious in the differentiation of emotional and behavioural patterns. A five-cluster solution yielded the following patterns: "No difficulties and high prosocial scores" (n = 418; 28.36%), "high difficulties and low prosocial scores" (n = 239; 16.21%), "high on hyperactivity, low on the rest of the difficulties subscales, and high in prosocial capabilities" (n = 302; 20.49%), "high on emotional and peer problems, relatively low on conduct and hyperactivity, and high in prosocial capabilities" (n = 275; 18.66%), and finally "hyperactivity problems and average in the others difficulties subscales, and in prosocial capabilities" (n = 239; 16.21%). This cluster solution was replicated attending to the same gender and...

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Different patterns of behavioural and emotional difficulties through adolescence: The influence of prosocial skills

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“…This is a significant limitation and we acknowledge that what appears to be changes in behavior symptoms, attachment and affect regulation may merely reflect changes in parental perceptions, beliefs and attributions. On a promising note, however, Giannotta et al (2013) did find treatment effects for Connect that were based on youth self-reports and past research has found that parental attributions are significantly related to parenting behavior and ultimately to child behavior (Johnston & Ohan, 2005). Nonetheless, it is critical that future research include youth self-report information and collateral indicators not only to confirm that treatment changes reported by parents truly reflect changes reported by teens, but also because such information is needed to better understand therapeutic change processes in both parents and their children.…”

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“…Follow up at one-year post-treatment showed good retention of treatment gains ). An independent study assessed the feasibility and preventative effects of Connect in a normative sample of Italian adolescents between the ages of 11-14 (Giannotta, Ortega, & Stattin, 2013). Teen self-reported use of wine and beer was significantly lower among those whose parents completed Connect compared with teens whose parents were in the control group (medium effect size).…”

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An attachment-based intervention for parents of adolescents at risk: mechanisms of change

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Craig

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Attachment & Human Development

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Mechanisms that account for treatment effects are poorly understood. The current study examined processes that may underlie treatment outcomes of an attachment-based intervention (Connect) for parents of pre-teens and teens with serious behavior problems. Parents (N = 540) in a non-randomized trial reported on their teen's functioning prior to and following treatment. Results confirmed significant decreases in parents' reports of teens' externalizing and internalizing symptoms, replicating prior evaluations of this program. Reductions in parents' reports of teen attachment avoidance were associated with decreases in externalizing symptoms, while reductions in parents' reports of teen attachment anxiety were associated with decreases in internalizing symptoms. Parents' reports of improved teen affect regulation were also associated with decreases in both internalizing and externalizing symptoms. Results were comparable across gender and for parents of teens with pre-treatment externalizing symptoms in the clinical versus sub-clinical range. A model of therapeutic change in attachment-based parenting programs is discussed.

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“…Second, these studies were conducted among Asian Americans only and did not include a Caucasian counterpart. As existing family-based substance use interventions are designed primarily based on parenting literature developed in Western populations (e.g., Giannotta, Ortega, & Stattin, 2013; Sanders, 2000), it is critical to assess the degree to which the associations between parenting and substance use are generalizable from Caucasians to Asian Americans in the first place.…”

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Are Dimensions of Parenting Differentially Linked to Substance Use Across Caucasian and Asian American College Students?

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Patock‐Peckham

King

2015

Substance Use & Misuse

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Background Parental warmth and autonomy granting are commonly thought of as protective factors against substance use among Caucasians. However, limited research has examined whether associations between parenting dimensions and substance use outcomes are the same or different among Asian Americans. Method A final analytic sample of 839 college students was used to test whether race (Caucasian vs. Asian American) moderated the relations between parenting dimensions and substance use outcomes across Caucasians and Asian Americans. We utilized the Parental Bonding Instrument (Parker, Tupling, & Brown, 1979) to measure maternal and paternal warmth, encouragement of behavioral freedom, and denial of psychological autonomy. Results Multivariate regression models controlling for covariates including age, gender, and paternal education indicated four significant parenting by race interactions on alcohol problems and/or marijuana use. Specifically, maternal warmth was inversely associated with both alcohol problems and marijuana use among Caucasians but not among Asian Americans. Both maternal and paternal denial of psychological autonomy were positively associated with alcohol problems among Caucasians but not among Asian Americans. Conclusions Consistent with emerging cross-cultural research, the associations between parenting dimensions and substance use behaviors observed in Caucasian populations may not be readily generalized to Asian Americans. These findings highlight the importance of considering different parenting dimensions in understanding substance use etiology among Asian Americans. Future research should use longitudinal data to replicate these findings across development and seek to identify other parenting dimensions that may be more relevant for Asian American youth.

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An Attachment Parenting Intervention to Prevent Adolescents’ Problem Behaviors: A Pilot Study in Italy

Cited by 24 publications

References 31 publications

Different patterns of behavioural and emotional difficulties through adolescence: The influence of prosocial skills

Different patterns of behavioural and emotional difficulties through adolescence: The influence of prosocial skills

An attachment-based intervention for parents of adolescents at risk: mechanisms of change

Are Dimensions of Parenting Differentially Linked to Substance Use Across Caucasian and Asian American College Students?

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