The Mass Media and the Prevention of Child Behavior Problems: The Evaluation of a Television Series to Promote Positive Outcomes for Parents and Their Children

Sanders, Matthew R.; Montgomery, Danielle T.; Brechman-Toussaint, Margaret

doi:10.1017/s0021963099006198

Cited by 36 publications

(43 citation statements)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Previous studies have demonstrated that their use can increase physical activity 1 and reduce disruptive behavioral problems. 2 However, other types of media, such as computer or videogames, may be more effective in producing behavior change in that they encourage active engagement and processing of information from the child. On any given day, 60% of young people play videogames, including 47% who play on a handheld player or a cell phone, and 39% who play on a console player.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Electronic Media–Based Health Interventions Promoting Behavior Change in Youth

Hieftje

Edelman²,

Camenga³

et al. 2013

JAMA Pediatr

149

145

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Objective To assess the type and quality of the studies evaluating the effects of electronic media-based interventions on health and safety behavior change. Data Sources Studies were identified from searches in MEDLINE (1950 to September 2010) a and PsycINFO (1967 to September 2010). Study Selection Included were published studies of interventions that used electronic media and focused on health/safety behavior change in children aged 18 years or younger. Intervention Electronic media-based intervention. Main Outcome Measure Health or safety behavior change. Results Nineteen studies met criteria and focused on at least one behavior change outcome. Of these studies, 7 employed interventions related to physical activity and/or nutrition, 6 focused on asthma, 3 focused on safety behaviors, 2 focused on sexual risk behaviors, and 1 targeted diabetes. Seventeen studies reported at least one statistically significant effect on behavior change outcomes, including an increase in fruit, juice, or vegetable consumption, an increase in physical activity, improved asthma self-management, acquisition of street and fire safety skills, and sexual abstinence. Only five of the 19 studies were rated as being of excellent quality. Conclusions Our systematic review suggests that interventions using electronic media can improve health/safety behaviors in young people. However, there is a need for higher quality, rigorous interventions that promote behavior change.

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Electronic Media–Based Health Interventions Promoting Behavior Change in Youth

Hieftje

Edelman²,

Camenga³

et al. 2013

JAMA Pediatr

149

145

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…A small number of studies have examined the effects of broadcast television programs on parenting practices. Sanders, Montgomery, and Brechman-Toussaint (2000) is an example of one such study that examined the feasibility of a television series in promoting positive parenting practices. The television series, Families , shown during primetime on commercial television in New Zealand comprised of 12, 30-minute episodes.…”

Section: Towards Better Engagement With Consumersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The purpose of the Sanders et al (2000) study was to determine whether the delivery of parenting information via television programming would be effective in reducing disruptive child behavior and increasing family adjustment. The study randomly assigned 56 mothers with 2- to 8-year-old children either to the media intervention or waitlist control group.…”

Section: Towards Better Engagement With Consumersmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Consumer Engagement and the Development, Evaluation, and Dissemination of Evidence-Based Parenting Programs

2012

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

A consumer perspective can contribute much to enhancing the "ecological fit" of population level parenting interventions so they meet the needs of parents. This approach involves building relationships with consumer groups and soliciting consumer input into the relevance and acceptability of interventions, clarifying the enablers and barriers to engagement and involvement of parents, and clarifying variables that influence a parent's program completion. The adoption of a more collaborative approach to working with consumers is important if meaningful population level change in the prevalence of serious social, emotional and behavioral problems in children and young people is to be achieved. Parents seeking assistance for their children's behavior come from a diverse range of socioeconomic backgrounds, educational levels, cultures and languages. This paper examines consumer engagement strategies that can be employed throughout the process of program development, evaluation, training and dissemination and in "scaling up" the intervention. We argue that a multi-level public health approach to parenting intervention requires a strong consumer perspective to enable interventions to be more responsive to the preferences and needs of families and to ensure improved population reach of interventions. Examples from large scale dissemination trials are used to illustrate how consumer input can result in an increasingly differentiated suite of evidence-based parenting programs.

show abstract

“…One aim of the Triple P system is to offer the minimally sufficient support that a family needs. A number of brief, low intensity interventions have been evaluated and proven effective in improving parenting and reducing child behaviour problems, for example a self-help workbook (Morawska & Sanders, 2006), a TV series on parenting (Sanders, Montgomery, & Brechman-Toussaint, 2000), topic specific discussion groups (e.g., Joachim et al, 2010) and brief interventions delivered by primary care providers (Turner & Sanders, 2006). The first study of a technology-assisted version of Triple P included in use-as-usual' control group, parents assigned to TPOL reported a decrease in dysfunctional parenting, parental anger and child behaviour problems (Sanders, Baker, et al, 2012).…”

Section: With Parents Of Children With Early Onset Conduct Problems Bmentioning

confidence: 99%

Broadening the reach of evidence-based parenting interventions: Evaluation of a brief online version of the Triple P – Positive Parenting Program

Baker¹

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Every year 14% of children in Australia develop serious emotional or behaviour problems that can have detrimental long-term effects for the children themselves, for their families and for society.Behavioural family interventions are effective in the prevention and treatment of these problems, but have not yet had large-scale societal impact because only a small proportion of families actually receive evidence-based interventions. To address this problem, parenting programs need to be made available at different levels of intensity, across a variety of settings and in a variety of formats. One increasingly accessed forum for parents is the Internet, however, little is known about the potential of web-based programs to strengthen parenting. This thesis argues that one way to improve parents' access to parenting programs is by offering a low-intensity, self-directed online parenting program.To date no such intervention has been evaluated for parents of children with behaviour problems.This series of research is comprised of three empirical studies: 1) a consumer survey seeking to establish the feasibility of online parenting support for a broad range of parents; 2) a randomised controlled trial testing the efficacy of a brief online parenting program (Triple P Online Brief [TPOL Brief]) in reducing dysfunctional parenting and child behaviour problems; and 3) an investigation of the predictors of use and outcomes of TPOL Brief.Chapter 1 reviews the relevant literature and provides a rationale for the current research series. The role of parenting interventions in the prevention and treatment of child behaviour problems is examined and their current limitations are discussed. Evidence for the efficacy of various intervention formats is reviewed, and brief, low-intensity online parenting programs as part of a public health approach are proposed as a way of broadening the reach of parenting interventions.The chapter highlights challenges and unanswered questions regarding online parenting support and describes the study aims.Chapter 2 presents data from a cross-sectional survey of 459 Australian parents of 2-12 year old children. The survey examined 1) parents' access to and use of the Internet, 2) parents' use of different sources of parenting information, especially online sources, and 3) preferred delivery modalities for receiving information about parenting. In order to investigate if online parenting support favours well-educated, middle class families or is suitable for a broad range of parents, the study examined the extent to which use of web-based parenting information and perceived usefulness ratings of online programs could be predicted by a range of variables, in particular families' socio-demographic characteristics. Results indicate that the majority of parents use parenting websites (65%) and social media (45%) for parenting information and that providing iii parenting support online may be a viable way to reach a broad range of families, even those typically less likely to access other forms of...

show abstract

The Mass Media and the Prevention of Child Behavior Problems: The Evaluation of a Television Series to Promote Positive Outcomes for Parents and Their Children

Cited by 36 publications

References 0 publications

Electronic Media–Based Health Interventions Promoting Behavior Change in Youth

Electronic Media–Based Health Interventions Promoting Behavior Change in Youth

Consumer Engagement and the Development, Evaluation, and Dissemination of Evidence-Based Parenting Programs

Broadening the reach of evidence-based parenting interventions: Evaluation of a brief online version of the Triple P – Positive Parenting Program

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About