The efficacy of a self-help parenting program for parents of children with externalizing behavior: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT: Parenting programs are effective for children with externalizing problems, but not always easily accessible for parents. In order to facilitate accessibility, we developed a self-help parenting program, consisting of a manual and online part. The efficacy of the program in reducing children's externalizing problems was compared to waitlist in a randomized controlled trial. In addition, two versions of the program were exploratively compared, one with and one without biweekly telephonic support. Candidate moderators (child and parent factors) and parental satisfaction were also examined. We randomly assigned 110 families to one of the following three conditions: the support condition, the no support condition, or the waitlist condition. Intervention duration was 15 weeks. Outcomes were coll

SUBMITTER: de Jong SRC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9261243 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature