The long-term efficacy of a behavioral parent training intervention for families with 2-year-olds

Abstract

The effectiveness of a behavioral parent training (BPT) intervention for improving maternal self-efficacy, maternal stress, and the quality of mother-toddler interactions has been demonstrated (Gross, Fogg, & Tucker, 1995). The 1-year follow-up of the 46 parents of toddlers (assigned to an intervention or comparison group) who participated in that study is reported. It was hypothesized that (a) BPT would lead to enduring positive changes in parenting self-efficacy, parenting stress, and parent-toddler interactions; and (b) the amount of parent participation in the intervention would be correlated with greater gains in parent-child outcomes at 1 year. All the families were retained and significant gains in maternal self-efficacy, maternal stress, and mother-child interactions were maintained. Minimal BPT effects were found for fathers. BPT dosage was related to reductions in mother critical statements and negative physical behaviors at 1-year postintervention. The findings are consistent with self-efficacy theory and support parenting self-efficacy as a target for BPT in families of young children.

The impact of HENRY on parenting and family lifestyle: A national service evaluation of a preschool obesity prevention programme

“…2,22,23 The observed increase in parenting confidence and ability to set boundaries is particularly important given the association between authoritative parenting and the achievement of family change and better parent-child interaction. 24 Moreover, evidence that the relationship between parental efficacy and health is stronger in low-income groups 25,26 has particular relevance given HENRY's delivery in disadvantaged areas. Enhanced emotional wellbeing increased too; this is known to promote self-efficacy, the likelihood of behaviour change 26 and parental modelling of healthy lifestyle, so potentially influencing what children eat 27 and their levels of physical activity.…”

Modeling parenting stress trajectories among low-income young mothers across the child's second and third years: Factors accounting for stability and change.

“…Thus, from an applied perspective, mothers who perceive that there is little they can do to change their life chances may need additional support because they may have difficulty recognizing available emotional and instrumental support. In addition, some practitioners have argued that to achieve lasting changes in parenting stress levels, the intervention must create lasting improvements in parents' confidence and sense of being effective in parenting ( Tucker, Gross, Fogg, Delaney, & Lapporte, 1998). Our finding that self-efficacy was related to being in the decreasing parenting stress trajectory adds to the empirical evidence suggesting that self-efficacy is not only a protective factor at one single point in time but is also related to reductions in parenting stress over time.…”

An Intervention Program for Prevention of the Aggressive Behaviour in Terms of Kindergarten: Review

“…32 Okul öncesi dönemde çocuğun istenmeyen ya da saldırgan davranışlarına yönelik olarak yapılan hemşirelik çalışmaları uygun örnekler sunmaktadır. [37][38][39][40][41][42][43] Bu çalışmalarda evde ya da okulda; annebabaya, öğretmenlere, çocuklara uygulanan girişimlerin davranışlar üzerindeki olumlu etkileri görülmektedir. Daha açık bir ifadeyle sonuçlar, olumlu ebeveynlikte gelişmeyi, veli-öğretmen bağındaki artışı, çocukların saldırgan davranışlarında azalmayı, öğretmenlerin sınıf yönetimi becerilerinde gelişmeyi, çocukların akranlarıyla daha fazla olumlu sosyal davranış sergilediğini göstermekte-dir.…”