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01-05-2013 | Research - Practice Relationships

Effective Intervention Programming: Improving Maternal Adjustment Through Parent Education

Authors: Jaelyn R. Farris, Shannon S. Carothers Bert, Jody S. Nicholson, Kerrie Glass, John G. Borkowski

Published in: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research | Issue 3/2013

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This study assessed the secondary effects of a parent training intervention program on maternal adjustment, with a focus on understanding ways in which program efficacy differed for participants as a function of whether or not their children had behavior problems. Mothers (N = 99) of toddlers (2–3 years of age) were randomly assigned to receive one of three levels of intervention: (1) informational booklet (2) booklet + face-to-face parent training sessions, or (3) booklet + web-based parent training sessions. Findings indicated that all levels of intervention were associated with increases in maternal well-being for participants with typically developing children. Mothers of toddlers with behavior problems, however, did not benefit from receiving only the booklet but significantly benefitted from receiving either the face-to-face or web-based interventions. Findings are discussed in terms of efficient and efficacious program dissemination and the resulting implications for public policy.

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Title: Effective Intervention Programming: Improving Maternal Adjustment Through Parent Education
Authors: Jaelyn R. Farris
Shannon S. Carothers Bert
Jody S. Nicholson
Kerrie Glass
John G. Borkowski
Publication date: 01-05-2013
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research / Issue 3/2013
Print ISSN: 0894-587X
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3289
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-011-0397-1

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