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Ise, Elena, Kierfeld, Frauke and Doepfner, Manfred (2015). One-Year Follow-Up of Guided Self-Help for Parents of Preschool Children With Externalizing Behavior. J. Prim. Prev., 36 (1). S. 33 - 41. NEW YORK: SPRINGER. ISSN 1573-6547

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Abstract

Self-help programs are an effective intervention for parents of children with externalizing behavior. A number of studies have shown that self-administered parent training has positive short-term effects on a child's behavior, but there is little research done on long-term outcomes. This paper reports results from a 1-year follow-up of a randomized controlled prevention trial of self-administered parent training with minimal therapist contact. In the initial prevention trial, we randomly assigned 48 preschool children with elevated levels of externalizing behavior to either a treatment group (TG) or a waitlist control group (WLC). The intervention consisted of written material and brief weekly telephone consultations. Thirty-six families (25 TG families, 11 WLC families) completed the self-help program. Twenty-five of these participated in a follow-up assessment 1 year after the intervention. There were no significant changes from post-test to follow-up on measures of child behavior (e.g., Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Oppositional Defiant Disorder symptom rating scales) and parental mental health, indicating that gains achieved post-intervention were maintained for at least 1 year. Moreover, the percentage of children with substantial behavior problems was reduced from pre-intervention to follow-up. These findings provide evidence that telephone-assisted self-help programs can be effective in the prevention of disruptive behavior problems.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Ise, Elena UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Kierfeld, Frauke UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Doepfner, Manfred UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-413707
DOI:	10.1007/s10935-014-0374-z
Journal or Publication Title:	J. Prim. Prev.
Volume:	36
Number:	1
Page Range:	S. 33 - 41
Date:	2015
Publisher:	SPRINGER
Place of Publication:	NEW YORK
ISSN:	1573-6547
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED-TRIAL; PREVENTION PROGRAM; MENTAL-HEALTH; INTERVENTIONS; DISORDERS; PEP Multiple languages Public, Environmental & Occupational Health Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/41370