Stimulation of Parents' Self-efficacy Beliefs and Emotion Coaching Practices (H2M1)

Université Catholique de Louvain

Status: Completed

Conditions: Behavior Problem

Treatments: Behavioral: Parenting program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03004781

UCLouvain_H2M1

Details and patient eligibility

About

This research compared the efficacy of two parenting interventions that vary according to the number and the nature of variables in reducing preschoolers' externalizing behavior (EB). The goal was to identify which parenting intervention format (one-variable versus two-variable) caused higher behavioral adjustment in children.

Full description

The first format was a one-variable intervention manipulating parental self-efficacy beliefs. The second format was a two-variable intervention manipulating both parents' self-efficacy beliefs and emotion coaching practices. The two interventions shared exactly the same design, consisting of eight parent group sessions. Effect on children's EB and observed behaviors were evaluated through a multi-method assessment at three points (pre-test, post-test and follow-up).

Enrollment: 45 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 3 to 5 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• children in the clinical or borderline range of the EB scale (cut-off = 21 or higher) of the Child Behavior Checklist preschool form (Achenbach & Rescorla, 2000a)
• three to six years old and still in kindergarten at the beginning of the intervention

Exclusion criteria

• children with intellectual disabilities (average IQ < 5.5)
• highly gifted children (average IQ >14.5)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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45 participants in 3 patient groups

Waiting-list

No Intervention group

Description:

8-week period without intervention, N=45

self-efficacy

Experimental group

Description:

8-week group-based parenting program on self-efficacy beliefs, N=19

Treatment:

Behavioral: Parenting program

self-efficacy/emotion coaching

Experimental group

Description:

8-week group-based parenting program on self-efficacy beliefs and emotion coaching practice, N=26

Treatment:

Behavioral: Parenting program