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Unpacking the Impacts of a Universal Parenting Program on Child Behavior

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Author(s):
Altafim, Elisa Rachel P. [1] ; McCoy, Dana C. [2] ; Linhares, Maria Beatriz M. [1]
Total Authors: 3
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto - Brazil
[2] Harvard Grad Sch Educ, Cambridge, MA - USA
Total Affiliations: 2
Document type: Journal article
Source: CHILD DEVELOPMENT; v. 92, n. 2 JAN 2021.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

This study examined the theory of change of the ACT Raising Safe Kids parenting program, including whether intervention effects on children's behavior problems were explained by improvements in mothers' reported parenting practices, as well as whether baseline child behavior problems moderated these relations. Adult mothers of 3-to 8-year-old Brazilian children were assigned to the intervention (n = 97) or control (n = 46) groups. Results showed that the intervention improved mothers' perceptions of their parenting practices (positive discipline, emotional and behavioral regulation, and communication). Intervention-induced reductions in children's internalizing and externalizing behavior problems were mediated by improvements in mothers' emotional and behavioral regulation. Program effects were strongest for children with high levels of baseline behavior problems. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 15/21721-3 - Relationships between parenting practices and child behavior: examining the effects of maternal contextual and child factors
Grantee:Elisa Rachel Pisani Altafim
Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Doctorate
FAPESP's process: 12/25293-8 - EVALUATING THE EFICACY OF A PREVENTIVE INTERVENTION IN PARENTING EDUCATION PRACTICES
Grantee:Elisa Rachel Pisani Altafim
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate