Effects of parenting interventions on child and caregiver cortisol levels: systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nurturing care, in which children are raised in engaging and safe environments, may reduce child stress and shape hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis functioning. Hence, parent-training programs may impact child cortisol levels, as well as behavioral, social and health outcomes. We conducted a systematic review of the impact of parent-training interventions on children's and caregivers' cortisol levels, and meta-analyzed the results.

Methods

In January 2020, searches in PubMed, LILACS, ERIC, Web of Science, Scielo, Scopus, PsycNET and POPLINE databases were conducted, and two independent researchers screened the results for eligible studies - randomized trials that assessed the impact of parent-training interventions on child or caregiver cortisol levels. Random e

SUBMITTER: Martins RC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7362449 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature