Perceptions of Portuguese Psychologists about the Acceptability of a Parent Intervention Targeted at Inhibited Preschoolers

Guedes, Maryse; Coelho, Leandra; Santos, António J.; Veríssimo, Manuela; Rubin, Kenneth H.; Danko, Christina M.; Chronis‐Tuscano, Andrea

doi:10.1080/23794925.2018.1555443

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“…This focus group study extends prior research on the perceptions of Portuguese mental health practitioners about the parent component of the Turtle Program (Guedes et al, 2019). Thus, the aim of the present study was to examine the perceptions of psychologists about the child component of the Turtle Program, as a first step before its dissemination in Portugal.…”

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“…In line with prior evidence on the perceived acceptability of the parent component of the Turtle Program in Portugal (Guedes et al, 2019), Portuguese psychologists recommended the introduction of preliminary, additional and/or follow-up sessions or the enlargement of the time interval between the sessions. This is consistent with the idea that practitioners typically value the importance of giving more time to LatinX populations (Pina et al, 2009) for building rapport and personal discussion.…”

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“…To the best of our knowledge, the perceptions of practitioners about the acceptability of evidence-based child interventions targeted at inhibited preschoolers, like the child component of the Turtle Program, have not been previously explored in Southern European countries, in general, and in Portugal, in particular. Prior research has focused only on the perceptions of Portuguese practitioners about the acceptability of the parent component of the Turtle Program (Guedes et al, 2019). This focus groups study has found that Portuguese practitioners perceived the intervention objectives and contents as highly acceptable (except time-out) and recommended only minor changes in the way how intervention activities and materials are presented to parents.…”

Section: Culture and Treatment Acceptability Of Evidence-based Child mentioning

confidence: 94%

“…This study is part of a larger research project, approved by the [Guedes et al, 2019] Ethics Committee. Psychologists from the contact networks of the research group who met the inclusion criteria were initially contacted and informed about the study objectives and procedures.…”

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“…This focus groups study has found that Portuguese practitioners perceived the intervention objectives and contents as highly acceptable (except time-out) and recommended only minor changes in the way how intervention activities and materials are presented to parents. Similar qualitative studies are needed about the acceptability of the child component of the Turtle Program (Guedes et al, 2019) to shed light on practitioners' views toward the original intervention procedures and materials prior to their dissemination (Mejia, Calam, & Sanders, 2015) and guide intervention development (Krueger & Casey, 2014) in new cultural contexts, like Portugal. Thus, the aim of the present study was to describe the perceptions of Portuguese psychologists about the acceptability of the objectives, format, structure, contents, activities, and materials of the child component of the Turtle Program.…”

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Perceções dos psicólogos portugueses acerca da aceitabilidade de uma intervenção dirigida a crianças inibidas em idade pré-escolar

Guedes¹,

Alves²,

Santos³

et al. 2019

Análise Psicológica

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Níveis elevados e estáveis de inibição comportamental em idade pré-escolar associam-se a um risco acrescido de desenvolver perturbações de ansiedade e dificuldades com os pares. O desenvolvimento de intervenções baseadas na evidência para prevenir estas trajetórias inadaptativas têm merecido um interesse crescente. Todavia, estas intervenções ainda não se encontram disponíveis na Europa. Este estudo teve como objetivo explorar as perceções de aceitabilidade dos psicólogos portugueses acerca do componente para crianças do Turtle Program, antes da sua disseminação em Portugal. Dezoito psicólogos foram distribuídos em três grupos focais. Cada grupo foi moderado por um investigador treinado, com base num guião semiestruturado. A análise temática revelou que os psicólogos portugueses reconheceram a necessidade de ultrapassar o enfoque no treino de competências sociais e de promover auto-perceções positivas nas crianças. Globalmente, os psicólogos percecionaram a estrutura, os conteúdos, as atividades e os materiais de intervenção como aceitáveis. Todavia, os participantes recomendaram modificações menores ao nível da articulação com o contexto pré-escolar, do foco na expressão emocional e interação social, da introdução de atividades e materiais criativos. Estes resultados são consistentes com a investigação existente com profissionais oriundos de culturas latinas que apenas sugerem adaptações na forma como as intervenções são apresentadas às crianças.

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confidence: 66%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 90%

Section: Culture and Treatment Acceptability Of Evidence-based Child mentioning

confidence: 94%

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Culture and Treatment Acceptability Of Evidence-based Child mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Perceções dos psicólogos portugueses acerca da aceitabilidade de uma intervenção dirigida a crianças inibidas em idade pré-escolar

Guedes¹,

Alves²,

Santos³

et al. 2019

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Perceptions of Portuguese parents about the acceptability of a multicomponent intervention targeted at behavioral inhibition during early childhood

Guedes¹,

Matos²,

Almeida³

et al. 2020

Infant Mental Health Journal

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High and stable behavioral inhibition during early childhood is a risk factor for later anxiety disorders. The few available interventions targeted at behavioral inhibition have not yet been implemented in European countries. Evaluating intervention acceptability is essential when introducing interventions in new cultures. This study aimed to explore the perceptions of parents about the acceptability of the multicomponent Turtle Program in Portugal. Participants were 12 parents (from seven families) of children with a positive screening on the Behavioral Inhibition Questionnaire and no diagnoses of developmental disorders/selective mutism. Children's mean age was 55.86 months and most children were female and first-born. Parents and children participated in the eight-sessions Turtle Program. After each session, parents completed weekly satisfaction checklists. Following completion of the full intervention, parents were invited to participate in individual qualitative in-depth interviews. The thematic analysis revealed that both parents perceived the intervention objectives and contents as relevant. Both parents suggested the introduction of follow-up sessions, the discussion of practical experiences, the need to be sensitive to cultural differences in positive language, and the provision of more feedback about children's activities. These findings support prior research on the acceptability and cultural tailoring needed for parenting and child socioemotional learning interventions.

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Evidence-based interventions targeted at behavioral inhibition, shyness, and anxious withdrawal during the preschool years: A rapid review

Maia,

Santos,

Veríssimo

et al. 2024

Curr Psychol

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High and stable behavioral inhibition (BI) during early childhood may place individuals at increased risk of experiencing anxiety during the COVID-19 crisis. Prior knowledge syntheses showed that selective prevention interventions were effective in reducing child BI and anxiety. However, the effectiveness of preschool-based universal and selective prevention interventions targeted at BI to improve child social outcomes remains unclear. Due to the vulnerability of highly inhibited children, this rapid review aimed to (1) synthetize the characteristics of evidence-based interventions targeted at BI, and (2) summarize intervention outcomes in domains of child individual and social functioning. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs), published between january 1991 and december 2021, conducted with highly inhibited children aged 3 to 5 years, were included in the review. Thirteen RCTs on four evidence-based interventions targeted at BI were retained. Most studies were conducted in samples of married/cohabitating and highly educated mothers and almost half of them described parent-only interventions. Three pilot RCTs on child-only and multimodal interventions found significant post-intervention improvements in observed child social competence and positive peer interactions. Pre-to-post intervention changes in parent and teacher ratings on child social outcomes were less consistent across studies. Further large-scale RCTs with medium-to-long term follow-ups are needed to examine intervention outcomes in domains of child social functioning, using a multi-informant and multi-method approach. After the COVID-19 crisis, preschool-based universal interventions targeting BI may enhance the engagement of inhibited children from diverse communities and contribute to the generalization of intervention effects to naturalistic peer settings.

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Perceptions of Portuguese Psychologists about the Acceptability of a Parent Intervention Targeted at Inhibited Preschoolers

Cited by 5 publications

References 48 publications

Perceções dos psicólogos portugueses acerca da aceitabilidade de uma intervenção dirigida a crianças inibidas em idade pré-escolar

Perceções dos psicólogos portugueses acerca da aceitabilidade de uma intervenção dirigida a crianças inibidas em idade pré-escolar

Perceptions of Portuguese parents about the acceptability of a multicomponent intervention targeted at behavioral inhibition during early childhood

Evidence-based interventions targeted at behavioral inhibition, shyness, and anxious withdrawal during the preschool years: A rapid review

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