Exploring mediators of the Amaka Amasanyufu Multiple Family Group Intervention (2016-2022) on parenting stress reduction among caregivers of children with disruptive behavior disorders in Uganda.

ABSTRACT: Residing in poverty-impacted Ugandan communities and raising children with disruptive behavior disorders (DBDs) is associated with above heightened parenting stress. An evidence-based intervention designed to help parents tailor their parenting style to effectively manage children with DBDs was implemented in Uganda between 2017 and 2023. At the end of the intervention, caregivers displayed lower levels of parenting stress than controls, however the mechanisms by which stress reduction occurred is unknown. We investigated whether the intervention's effect on parenting stress was mediated by parenting practices, family cohesion, or mental health. Mediation was assessed using Mitchell and Maxwell's cross-lagged auto-regressive approach. Each mediation model regressed the outcome parenting st

SUBMITTER: Brathwaite R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11915752 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature