Parents seeking help in child rearing: who are they and how do their children behave?

Reedtz, Charlotte; Martinussen, Monica; Jørgensen, Fredrik; Handegård, Bjørn Helge; Mørch, Willy‐Tore

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“…This represents a medium difference according to Cohen’s criteria, and the children in our sample had significantly higher scores on the ECBI Intensity scale than the norm for their age groups (Reedtz et al ., 2008). Some 35% of the parents also reported parental concern for their child’s behavior as an important reason for participating in the study (Reedtz et al ., 2010). As the sample in the present study had elevated ECBI scores compared to the norm there was a significant potential for improvement among the few children with the highest scores.…”

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“…Parents in this sample worked full time (61%), were two‐parent families (80%), and were educated to bachelor level or higher (78%) (Reedtz, Martinussen, Jørgensen, Handegård & Mørch, 2010). The mean age of the children was less than four years, and their Intensity scores on ECBI were higher than the Norwegian mean scores for their age group (Reedtz, Bertelsen, Lurie, Handegård, Clifford & Mørch, 2008).…”

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Promoting positive parenting practices in primary pare: Outcomes and mechanisms of change in a randomized controlled risk reduction trial

Reedtz

Handegård

Mørch

2010

Scandinavian J Psychology

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The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether a short parent-training program (PT) reduces risk factors related to development of childhood socio-emotional and behavior problems in a non-clinical community sample. Data were obtained from parents in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) on PT for children aged 2 to 8 years (N=186) at pre-intervention, post-intervention and one-year-follow up. There were significant differences in the changes in the two groups, with reductions in harsh parenting and child behavior problems, an enhancement of positive parenting and of the parents' sense of competence in the intervention group. The effects on parenting and parents' satisfaction all lasted through one-year follow up. Our findings suggests that a shortened version of a well-structured parenting intervention, The Incredible Years program, implemented in primary care at community level, reduces harsh parenting and strengthens positive parenting and parents' sense of competence, as reported by the parents. Issues related to a public health approach to promote positive parenting are discussed.

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Promoting positive parenting practices in primary pare: Outcomes and mechanisms of change in a randomized controlled risk reduction trial

Reedtz

Handegård

Mørch

2010

Scandinavian J Psychology

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“…Thus, how families view behavior problems symptoms and react upon them may be otther socially graded asset that influence service utilization. The social gradient found in other studies of service utilization, particularly the Norwegian study by Reedtz et al, (2011) where they found social gradients in a universally provided evidence-based parent training program, may suggest that the mechanisms and social processes associated with high amounts of flexible assets come less into play in selected intervention where provision is based on professional judgments.…”

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“…However, others have pointed out that the social gradient in parent training outcomes are somewhat mixed . Second, several scholars have documented social gradients in utilization of evidencebased treatments for behavior problems, meaning that children from low-resource backgrounds are less likely to utilize help services (Bussing, Zima, Gary, & Garvan, 2003;Haggerty et al, 2002;Kazdin, Holland, & Crowley, 1997;Pettersson, Lindén-Boström, & Eriksson, 2009;Reedtz, Martinussen, Jørgensen, Handegård, & Mørch, 2011). Taken together, if there are social disparities in both service utilization and the treatment outcomes of evidence-based parent training interventions, the effectiveness of the interventions and adequacy of service provision would be compromised.…”

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Social gradients and participant characteristics in child behavior problem interventions

Tommeraas¹

2016

Children and Youth Services Review

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In the present study, the scaling up of Parent Management Training, Oregon Model (PMTO) in Norway was examined by investigating how large-scale dissemination affected the composition of the target group and the service providers by comparing child behavioral outcomes in the effectiveness and dissemination phases of implementation. Despite the larger heterogeneity of the service providers and the intake characteristics of the target group, which are contrary to the expectations that were derived from the literature, no attenuation of program effects was detected when scaling up PMTO. In Norway, a long-termfunded centralized center, combined with an active implementation strategy, seems to have affected the quality of PMTO delivered system-wide in services for children with behavior problems.

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“…The study population is generally representative of families in the city, region and country where it was conducted [34]. Most families in this sample had mothers working full time (61 %) and were two-parent families (80 %) with one or two children (79 %).…”

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Improved parenting maintained four years following a brief parent training intervention in a non-clinical sample

Reedtz

Klest

2016

BMC Psychol

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BackgroundThe aim of the present study is to evaluate whether the effects of a short, six session version of an evidence-based parent training programme (The Incredible Years), delivered in a non-clinical community sample in the northern Norway, are maintained 4 years following the initial intervention.MethodData were collected primarily from mothers in a randomized controlled trial (N = 117). Children’s mean age at 4 year follow-up was 7.5 years.ResultsA mixed model analyses of linear change with a time by condition interaction revealed that statistically significant differences were maintained between the parent training and control groups for several outcomes. The parent training group showed a reduction in harsh disciple and an increase of both self-reported positive parenting and parental efficacy when compared to the control group who received services as usual. No significant differences between the two groups were found for child behaviour problems as measured by the ECBI Intensity scale. In addition, mixed model analyses of quadratic change were conducted to test the differences in the trajectory of change over four time points. There were significant differences in the trajectory of change for (1) the ECBI with the parent training group showing an immediate drop in the intensity of problem behaviour and (2) the positive parenting scale showing an immediate steep increase; no other significant differences in trajectory were detected.ConclusionsFamilies from a non-clinical sample who participated in a brief version of the Incredible Years Basic parent training programme maintained changes in positive parenting, harsh discipline, and parental efficacy 4 years after completion of the intervention.Trial registrationClinicalTrials. gov NCT02850510. Retrospectively registered 29 July 2016.

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Parents seeking help in child rearing: who are they and how do their children behave?

Cited by 14 publications

References 33 publications

Promoting positive parenting practices in primary pare: Outcomes and mechanisms of change in a randomized controlled risk reduction trial

Promoting positive parenting practices in primary pare: Outcomes and mechanisms of change in a randomized controlled risk reduction trial

Social gradients and participant characteristics in child behavior problem interventions

Improved parenting maintained four years following a brief parent training intervention in a non-clinical sample

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