Abstract
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.
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.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category Research – Practice Relationships
- Pages 1-13
- DOI 10.1007/s10488-011-0397-1
- Authors
- Jaelyn R. Farris, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Penn State Harrisburg, 777 W. Harrisburg Pike, Middletown, PA 17057, USA
- Shannon S. Carothers Bert, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73069, USA
- Jody S. Nicholson, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
- Kerrie Glass, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
- John G. Borkowski, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN 46556-4635, USA
- Journal Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research
- Online ISSN 1573-3289
- Print ISSN 0894-587X