Abstract
When compared with training in a «TEEN Triple P program» and a waiting control group, does parental coaching in non-violent resistance enhance «parental presence» and de-escalating conflict behavior, while reducing «parental helplessness*? Do parents change their perspectives on the external problem behavior of their adolescent children? The study presented here (similar in design to a pre-post test) compares three groups: 59 parents in the «parental coaching in non-violent resistance» group, 21 parents who had previously participated in a Triple-P program, and 9 parents waiting for an intervention. The children (11-18 years) displayed rebellious, aggressive, and dissocial behavior problems or attention disorders. Four questionnaires were used: 1. Questionnaire on Parental Presence (an instrument supplied by our research group), 2. Child Behavior Checklist (4-18 years), 3. Beck's Depression Inventory, 4. Questionnaire on Upbringing Behavior for Adolescents. For both intervention groups the results indicate a significant improvement in «parental presence,* an improvement in upbringing behavior, and a significant reduction of «parental helplessness* and «parental depres-sion.» In addition, a significant improvement in the «external behavior problems* of adolescents, as seen by their parents, was observed in the parental coaching group. Psychometric validation of the parental presence questionnaire indicated a significant correlation with the other instruments used.
| Translated title of the contribution | Adolescents with external behavior problems - effects of parental coaching |
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| Original language | German |
| Pages (from-to) | 256-265 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Familiendynamik |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - 2009 |
Keywords
- Efficacy of parental coaching
- External adolescent behavior
- Non-violent resistance
- Parental helplessness
- Parental presence
- Triple-p
- «Questionnaire on parental presence»