Online ACT Matrix Parent Training for Japanese-Speaking Mothers with Distress in the United States.

ABSTRACT: Cultural stigma, shame, self-concealment, and language and socio-economic barriers often keep Asian immigrant parents and children away from mental and behavioral services in the United States. Research shows that increased levels of parent distress suggest a negative impact on parenting practices and correlate child-maltreatment. Therefore, this study aimed to test one functionally contextual strategy to address such issues. The current study evaluated the effects of an online Acceptance and Commitment Training (ACT) Matrix for Japanese-speaking mothers living the United States. A nonconcurrent multiple baseline single-subject design across four mothers was used to assess the effect of ACT Matrix on value-driven behaviors, parental engagement (session attendance and daily assignment compl

SUBMITTER: Kurumiya Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9629886 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature