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Efficacy of the parenting support program on child behavior problems

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The study aimed to examine the efficacy of the Parenting Support Program (PSP) for reducing problem behaviors and increasing adaptive behaviors in young children aged 3 to 6. The PSP focuses on effective parenting skills and building positive interactions between parents and their children. Parents of children (n = 18 mothers and 11 fathers) were randomly assigned to an experiment group (EG) and a wait-list (WL) group. The EG attended a total of 12 individually delivered sessions. Data was gathered via parent and teacher report measures, observation and semi-structured interviews. The PSP was effective in increasing adaptive behaviors and decreasing behavior problems in children. The change in the children’s score which fulfills the Reliable Change Index criteria in the EG was found to be higher than the WL group. However, fathers reported fewer improvements than mothers in the EG. Qualitative data supported the experimental study results demonstrating the efficacy of the PSP, and met the expectations of parents. Consequently, the PSP could be used as an intervention tool to decrease behavior problems and increase adaptive behaviors in young children. © 2021 Scandinavian Psychological Associations and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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Child behavior problemschild social adaptive behaviorsparent training programAdaptation, PsychologicalAdultChildChild Behavior DisordersChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansMaleParent-Child RelationsParentingProgram Evaluationbehavior disorderchild parent relationcontrolled studycoping behaviorhumanpreschool childpsychologyrandomized controlled trial
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AlanDeğerDil
dc.contributor.authorEşkisu, Mustafa
dc.contributor.authorKapçı, Emine GÜl
dc.date.accessioned2026-10-18T20:28:15.817358650Z
dc.date.available2026-10-18T20:28:15.817358650Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractThe study aimed to examine the efficacy of the Parenting Support Program (PSP) for reducing problem behaviors and increasing adaptive behaviors in young children aged 3 to 6. The PSP focuses on effective parenting skills and building positive interactions between parents and their children. Parents of children (n = 18 mothers and 11 fathers) were randomly assigned to an experiment group (EG) and a wait-list (WL) group. The EG attended a total of 12 individually delivered sessions. Data was gathered via parent and teacher report measures, observation and semi-structured interviews. The PSP was effective in increasing adaptive behaviors and decreasing behavior problems in children. The change in the children’s score which fulfills the Reliable Change Index criteria in the EG was found to be higher than the WL group. However, fathers reported fewer improvements than mothers in the EG. Qualitative data supported the experimental study results demonstrating the efficacy of the PSP, and met the expectations of parents. Consequently, the PSP could be used as an intervention tool to decrease behavior problems and increase adaptive behaviors in young children. © 2021 Scandinavian Psychological Associations and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
dc.description.sponsorshipFunding text 1: Reflectivity is a core element of qualitative research and qualitative research should include descriptions about how the researchers’ background shapes the interpretation of the findings (Creswell, 2013 ). This study was conducted as a part of a doctoral thesis at Ankara University by the first author and his supervisor. It was also supported by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK). Theoretical and practical background of the current study were prepared at doctoral courses at Ankara University and University of Oregon. Both authors were trained and certified in cognitive behavioral therapy. In this context, the researchers position themselves as a cognitive behavioral therapist and look at the child behavior problems and parenting skills from the perspective of cognitive behavioral theory. Therefore, the researchers interpreted the findings from a cognitive‐behavioral perspective which proposing parenting cognitions, skills and child behaviors have reciprocal relationship. In interpreting the findings, both researchers, as trained therapists, also tried to control their beliefs and attitudes. While the first author implemented the program and conducted interviews with the participants, the second author supervised the first author and tested the fidelity. Moreover, to control the influence of the first author’s practitioner role in analyzing and interpreting the findings, a second blind‐coder cross‐checked the data and the thesis monitoring committee, including experts from parent training and research methods, provided their comments on the whole study process. ; Funding text 2: The present study is a part of the doctoral dissertation conducted by the first author under the supervision of the second author at Ankara University Institute of Educational Sciences. This study was supported by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (T?B?TAK) under the program of 2214. First author has received a research grant from The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (T?B?TAK) under the program of 2214.
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/sjop.12726
dc.identifier.endpage459
dc.identifier.issn0036-5564
dc.identifier.issue4
dc.identifier.pmid33938582
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85105562754
dc.identifier.startpage449
dc.identifier.urihttps://rdlopen.rawdatalibrary.net/r/ebyu/13433
dc.identifier.volume62
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofScandinavian Journal of Psychology
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectChild behavior problems
dc.subjectchild social adaptive behaviors
dc.subjectparent training program
dc.subjectAdaptation, Psychological
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectChild
dc.subjectChild Behavior Disorders
dc.subjectChild, Preschool
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectParent-Child Relations
dc.subjectParenting
dc.subjectProgram Evaluation
dc.subjectbehavior disorder
dc.subjectchild parent relation
dc.subjectcontrolled study
dc.subjectcoping behavior
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectpreschool child
dc.subjectpsychology
dc.subjectrandomized controlled trial
dc.titleEfficacy of the parenting support program on child behavior problems
dc.typeArticle
dspace.entity.typePublication
rdl.citation.scopus4
rdl.departmentFaculty of Education, Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University, Erzincan, Turkey.
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