The effectiveness of an online parent training program for the prevention and treatment of behavioural problems: a randomized controlled trial
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https://doi.org/10.31074/gyntf.2024.2.106.126Keywords:
preschool, behavioural problems, parent training, Internet, preventionAbstract
Parents' support plays a pivotal role in the prevention and treatment of behavioural problems. The accessibility of parent training can be enhanced through internet-based delivery formats. A prevention program for parents of preschool children, which employs a behavioural therapy approach, has been developed and implemented in the form of an email course. The effectiveness of the program was evaluated in a randomized controlled trial involving 180 parents. The participants were recruited in kindergartens in two districts of the capital and a city in Pest country. The intervention group (N = 120) received the newsletter by email for five weeks. We randomly selected 60 parents to participate in the wait-list control group. Three months after the first newsletter was sent, the two groups were compared in their perceived parenting competence, self-reported positive and negative parenting behaviours, and the perception of child obedience and rule-breaking behaviour. The data from the mailing program indicated that 67% of recipients opened the initial newsletter, 77% opened the second, 80% opened the third, 66% opened the fourth, and 59% opened the fifth newsletter. A total of 32 parents in the intervention group and 22 parents in the control group completed the follow-up questionnaire, resulting in a total of 54 parents being included in the analysis. The results of the repeated-measures analysis of variance indicated no differences in perceived parenting competence and parenting behaviours between the data measures at the two time points in either group. However, parents in the intervention group reported significantly less disobedience and rule-breaking behaviour in everyday situations at follow-up compared to the baseline. In contrast, no differences were found in the control group. Although the high dropout rate warrants further investigation, the results suggest that parent training with a behavioural therapy approach, implemented as an email course, may be effective in improving parent-child cooperation.Downloads
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