An evaluation of the Parents Plus-Parenting When Separated programme

Familiäre Gesundheitsförderung bei Alleinerziehenden und ihren Kindern

Hintergrund

Die Lebenslage von Alleinerziehenden und ihren Kindern geht oft mit besonderen Herausforderungen einher, die in Folge gesundheitliche Beeinträchtigungen mit sich bringen können. Es ist daher von Relevanz, für diese Zielgruppe wirksame Maßnahmen der Gesundheitsförderung zu identifizieren.

Ziel der Arbeit

Die vorliegende Arbeit gibt einen aktuellen Überblick zu Ansätzen der Gesundheitsförderung/Prävention bei Alleinerziehenden und ihren Kindern sowie deren Wirksamkeit.

Methode

Es erfolgte eine systematische Recherche in relevanten Datenbanken mit anschließendem mehrschrittigen Screeningprozess und einer narrativen Ergebnissynthese.

Ergebnisse

Es wurden 27 Studien eingeschlossen, in denen 22 Interventionsprogramme evaluiert wurden. Die Studienlage ist verhaltenspräventiv geprägt, die Evidenzlage ist heterogen. Es zeigen sich eingeschränkte Wirksamkeitsnachweise von Workshop-Formaten, Bildungsangeboten und Kompetenztrainings mit dem Ziel der psychosozialen Ressourcenstärkung bei Alleinerziehenden und ihren Kindern.

Schlussfolgerung

Die Belastbarkeit der Ergebnisse wird durch die mäßige methodische Qualität der Studien relativiert. Durch die Suchstrategie, die auf Studien mit Outcomes für Alleinerziehende fokussiert war, sowie die Methodik des systematischen Reviews wurden fast ausschließlich Angebote der Verhaltensprävention identifiziert. Für verhältnispräventive Interventionen liegen nur selten Studien vor, die explizit Auskunft zur Wirksamkeit bei Alleinerziehenden geben. Das gewählte Vorgehen war somit nur begrenzt in der Lage, das Handlungsfeld umfassend abzubilden. Das Review liefert dennoch einen Baustein eines evidenzbasierten Vorgehens in der Gesundheitsförderung für Alleinerziehende und ihre Kinder.

The Effect of Parenting Programme on the Symptoms and the Family Functioning of Children with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder Who Have Residual Symptoms Despite Medical Treatment

This study aims to determine the effects of the Parents Plus Children's Programme (PPCP) on children's symptoms of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and on family functionality and parenting stress. The children in the study were aged 6–11 years, and they had been diagnosed with ADHD and had residual symptoms despite effective dosage and timing of their medication. Forty-six couples, who with their children met the eligibility criteria, were enrolled and randomly allocated to the PPCP or the control group. The intervention involved a 9-week, 2 h a week, parenting group exercise. Those in the PPCP group improved significantly more over time on Conners’ Parent Rating Scale-Revised, Family Assessment Device, and Parent Stress Index than those in the control condition. The trial is the first clinical study involving the parents of children with ADHD that addresses residual symptoms and functional impairments that remain despite the administration of the maximum effective dose of pharmacological treatment.

Los contenidos de la formación parental y sus implicaciones en el comportamiento de los adolescentes: elementos desde una revisión

Resumen Los padres buscan apoyo para enfrentar los desafíos que sus hijos tienen en la adolescencia. El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar los tópicos abordados en la formación de padres con hijos adolescentes y su relación con las tendencias comportamentales de estos. Para ello, se llevó a cabo una revisión cualitativa de intervenciones y programas centrados en fortalecer el proceso de crianza, estableciéndose una concentración en los aspectos regulatorios, comunicativos y emocionales de la relación padre-hijo. Por medio de un análisis cuantitativo, también se pudo establecer que los tópicos abordados tienen efectos significativos sobre los adolescentes, como la reducción en problemas de comportamiento, manejo adecuado de la sexualidad y disminución en la tendencia al consumo de sustancias. Teniendo en cuenta la información registrada, es posible plantear que la formación parental puede abordarse en diferentes formatos de acuerdo con los objetivos y condiciones disponibles, lo que puede representar beneficios importantes para el desarrollo saludable de los adolescentes.

Parents Plus Systemic, Solution-Focused Parent Training Programs: Description, Review of the Evidence Base, and Meta-Analysis

Parents Plus (PP) programs are systemic, solution-focused, group-based interventions. They are designed for delivery in clinical and community settings as treatment programs for families with child-focused problems, such as behavioral difficulties, disruptive behavior disorders, and emotional disorders in young people with and without developmental disabilities. PP programs have been developed for families of preschoolers, preadolescent children, and teenagers, as well as for separated or divorced families. Seventeen evaluation studies involving over 1,000 families have shown that PP programs have a significant impact on child behavior problems, goal attainment, and parental satisfaction and stress. The effect size of 0.57 (p < .001) from a meta-analysis of 10 controlled studies for child behavior problems compares favorably with those of meta-analyses of other well-established parent training programs with large evidence bases. In controlled studies, PP programs yielded significant (p < .001) effect sizes for goal attainment (d = 1.51), parental satisfaction (d = 0.78), and parental stress reduction (d = 0.54). PP programs may be facilitated by trained front-line mental health and educational professionals.

A Latent Class Analysis of Family Characteristics Linked to Youth Offending Outcomes

OBJECTIVES

There were two aims to this study: firstly, to identify family subtypes of Singaporean youth offenders based on eight family variables. Secondly, the associations of these family subtypes with youth offending outcomes were tested.

METHODS

With a sample of 3,744 youth, a latent class analysis was first conducted based on eight family variables. Multivariate analyses and a Cox regression were subsequently performed to analyze the associations of the family classes with age at first arrest, age at first charge, and recidivism.

RESULTS

A three-class solution was found to have the best fit to the data: (1) intact functioning families had little family risk; (2) families with criminality had higher probabilities of family criminality, of drug/alcohol abuse, and of being nonintact; and (3) poorly managed families received the poorest parenting and were more likely to be nonintact. Youth offenders from the latter two classes were arrested and charged at younger ages. Additionally, they reoffended at a quicker rate.

CONCLUSIONS

Family backgrounds matter for youth offending outcomes. Interventions have to be multifaceted and targeted at the family in order to mitigate the risk of young offenders from developing into pathological adult criminals.

A first-level evaluation of a school-based family programme for adolescent social, emotional and behavioural difficulties

This study is a first-level evaluation of an intervention targeted at adolescents with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties in Irish post-primary schools. It is a combined implementation of the Working Things Out adolescent programme and the Parents Plus Adolescent Programme (WTOPPAP). Overall, 47 parents and their children (mean age: 13.81 years) took part in the study. The study used a repeated measures design to assess change at pre- and post-intervention and 5-month follow-up using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, McMaster General Functioning Scale, Goal Attainment (parent- and adolescent-rated), Parent Stress Scale and Kansas Parenting Satisfaction Scale (parent-rated) as assessment measures. This study found that parent-rated child total difficulties and adolescent-rated emotional difficulties significantly improved from pre-test to 5-month follow-up. Parent- and adolescent-rated goals, and parent-rated child conduct difficulties, parental stress and satisfaction with parenting also significantly improved from pre- to post-test. These gains were largely maintained at 5-month follow-up. These findings indicate that the WTOPPAP may be an effective intervention for adolescents with emotional and behavioural difficulties and their parents. It was demonstrated that a manualised family intervention could be effectively rolled out at a number of school locations, with delivery and evaluation being conducted by school staff. Further implications are also discussed.