Improving Child Peer Adjustment in Military Families Through Parent Training: The Mediational Role of Parental Locus of Control

Piehler, Timothy F.; Ausherbauer, Kadie; Gewirtz, Abigail H.; Gliske, Kate

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“…The majority (60%) of the 10 quantitative studies used pre/post-test designs and three of the studies used longitudinal designs. 31–33 Two studies 34,35 used qualitative designs and two studies used mixed-methods designs. 36,37 …”

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“…27,38 Four quantitative studies did not report effect sizes, but three indicated that behavioral health interventions could potentially improve global self-worth for military-connected youth 39 and mental health for youth and caregivers. 33,40 Missing data were reported in five studies. 33,34,37,41,42 Of these, only two implemented currently recommended strategies to handle missing observations.…”

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“…33,40 Missing data were reported in five studies. 33,34,37,41,42 Of these, only two implemented currently recommended strategies to handle missing observations. 33,34 …”

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“…Three RCTs 19,33,42 demonstrated relative strengths on the “Reporting” subscale with scores ranging from 10 to 13 of a maximum of 13 points (M = 11.3, SD = 1.53). External validity was a relative weakness, with all studies scoring MQ = 2 of a maximum of 4 points.…”

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“…In addition, only one study evaluated mediation effects. 33 Modern approaches to prevention and intervention science include conducting mediation analysis to better understand underlying intervention processes and treatment components that result in targeted behavioral health outcomes. 52 The inclusion of mediation analyses is a natural next step for future research.…”

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Evaluating Behavioral Health Interventions for Military-Connected Youth: A Systematic Review

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Introduction Military-connected youth are at increased risk for experiencing distinct psychosocial and behavioral health vulnerabilities. Although behavioral health interventions have been developed to treat vulnerabilities in military-connected youth, little is known about the methodological quality of studies evaluating these interventions. In this study, a systematic review of behavioral health interventions for military-connected youth was conducted to examine methodological quality and treatment outcomes. Materials and Methods Electronic databases were systematically searched for studies evaluating behavioral health interventions for military-connected youth which yielded 3,324 citations. Methodological quality was evaluated by 2 researchers with 3 measures that assessed scientific rigor, transparency, external and internal validity, and power for quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-method trials. Interrater reliability was strong (κ = 0.81). Sample characteristics and treatment outcomes were also assessed. Results Fourteen studies meeting full inclusion criteria evaluated 10 behavioral health interventions. Methodological quality scores for all studies were poor to fair, with limitations in reporting, external and internal validity, and power. Research designs were predominantly nonexperimental. Treatment effects for both psychosocial and behavioral health outcomes were consistently positive for all studies. In studies reporting effect sizes, treatment effects were small to moderate (d = 0.01–0.42, odds ratio = 0.04–0.47, b = −0.02–0.56). Demographic and military characteristics of samples were inconsistently reported. Conclusion Behavioral health interventions for military-connected youth have noteworthy methodological limitations, indicating a need to employ more rigorous research strategies. Positive treatment outcomes, however, suggest promising interventions for improving psychosocial and behavioral health problems in military-connected youth. Future research directions and implications for clinical-community practice are also discussed.

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“…33,40 Missing data were reported in five studies. 33,34,37,41,42 Of these, only two implemented currently recommended strategies to handle missing observations. 33,34 …”

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Strong Military Families Intervention Enhances Parenting Reflectivity and Representations in Families With Young Children

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Muzik

Kees

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Infant Mental Health Journal

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Military families face many challenges due to deployment and parental separation, and this can be especially difficult for families with young children. The Strong Military Families (SMF) intervention is for military families with young children, and consists of two versions: the Multifamily Group, and a Home-based psychoeducational written materials program. The Multifamily Group was designed to enhance positive parenting through both educational components and in vivo feedback and support during separations and reunions between parents and children (n = 78 parents). In the present study, we examine parenting reflectivity and mental representations in mothers versus fathers in military families, service members versus civilian spouses/parenting partners, and before versus after participation in the SMF Multifamily Group and Home-based interventions. Parenting reflectivity and mental representations were coded from the Working Model of the Child Interview (WMCI; C.H. Zeanah & D. Benoit, 1995). Results suggest that neither parenting reflectivity nor WMCI typology differs between mothers and fathers in military families, or between service members and civilian parenting partners. Furthermore, there was substantial stability in parenting reflectivity and WMCI typology from baseline to posttest, but participation in the Multifamily Group, relative to Home-based, was associated with improvements in both parenting reflectivity and WMCI ratings from baseline to postintervention. Keywords: military families, parenting reflectivity, interventionRESUMEN: Las familias militares enfrentan muchos retos debido a las distantes asignaciones de servicio y la separación de los padres, lo cual puede ser específicamente difícil para familias con niños pequeños. La intervención Familias Militares Fuertes (SMF) es para familias militares con niños pequeños y consta de dos versiones: un Grupo Múltiple de Familias y un programa sicoeducativo de materiales escritos con base en casa. El Grupo Múltiple de Familias se diseñó para mejorar la crianza positiva tanto a través de componentes educativos como de reacciones y apoyo en vivo durante las separaciones y reuniones entre padres y niños (n = 78 padres). En el presente estudio, examinamos el poder de reflexión sobre la crianza y las representaciones mentales en mamás vs. papás en familias militares, miembros del servicio militar vs. cónyuges civiles/parejas conyugales en la crianza, y antes vs. después de la participación en el Grupo Múltiple de Familias SMF y en las intervenciones con base en casa. El poder de reflexión sobre la crianza y las representaciones mentales se codificaron usando el Modelo de Trabajo de la Entrevista del Niño -WMCI-(Zeanah y Benoit, 1995). Los resultados sugieren que ni el poder de reflexión ni la tipología del WMCI difieren entre mamás y papás en familias militares, o entre miembros del servicio militar y sus parejas conyugales civiles en la crianza. Es más, se dio una estabilidad de importancia en el poder de reflexión y la tipología WMCI entre el p...

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Parent Discrepancies in Ratings of Child Behaviors Following Wartime Deployment

Chesmore

Zhang

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Journal of Traumatic Stress

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Researchers have shown that parents often disagree in their ratings of their children's behavior, and that these discrepancies are typically related to child and family characteristics (e.g., child's age, parent psychopathology). Few studies, however, have examined discrepancies in how mothers and fathers rate child behavior during a stressful family context such as a parent's wartime deployment. The present study of 174 military families (children aged 6 to 11 years; 54.0% female) examined whether family factors (parental sense of control, marital satisfaction) and contextual risk factors related to a parent's wartime deployment (number and length of deployments, battle experiences, and posttraumatic stress disorder [PTSD] symptoms) were associated with discrepancies in how mothers and fathers rated internalizing and externalizing behaviors in their children. Using a latent congruency model, our results showed that when parents self-reported higher levels of PTSD symptoms, both mothers, β = -.33, p = .021, and fathers, β = .41, p = .026, tended to also report higher levels of internalizing symptoms in their child, relative to what their spouse reported. In comparison to mothers, fathers also tended to report higher levels of child externalizing symptoms, β = .44, p = .019. Our findings may help clinicians understand how parent mental health within a stressful family context relates and/or informs a parent's ratings on assessments of his or her child's internalizing and externalizing symptoms.

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Improving Child Peer Adjustment in Military Families Through Parent Training: The Mediational Role of Parental Locus of Control

Cited by 26 publications

References 51 publications

Evaluating Behavioral Health Interventions for Military-Connected Youth: A Systematic Review

Evaluating Behavioral Health Interventions for Military-Connected Youth: A Systematic Review

Strong Military Families Intervention Enhances Parenting Reflectivity and Representations in Families With Young Children

Parent Discrepancies in Ratings of Child Behaviors Following Wartime Deployment

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