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Gray, Gemma, Totsika, Vasiliki and Lindsay, Geoff (2018) Sustained effectiveness of evidence-based parenting programs after the research trial ends. Frontiers in Psychology, 9 . 2035. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02035 ISSN 1664-1078.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02035
Abstract
Despite ample evidence of the efficacy and effectiveness of evidence-based parenting programs (EBPPs) within research-led environments, there is very little evidence of maintenance of effectiveness when programs are delivered as part of regular service provision. The present study examined the effectiveness of EBPPs provided during a period of sustained service-led implementation in comparison to research-led effectiveness evaluation. Data from 3706 parents who received EBPPs during sustained implementation by services were compared to data from 1390 parents who had participated in an earlier researcher-led effectiveness trial of a national roll-out of EBPPs in England. In both phases, parents completed measures of child behavior problems, parenting style and parental mental well-being prior to starting parenting programs (pre-test), at the end of the programs (post) and at 12-months follow up. Results from Generalized Estimating Equations controlling for potential covariates indicated significant improvements in child behavior problems during sustained implementation, similar to the effectiveness phase; significant improvements in parenting style which were larger than the effectiveness phase at 12-month follow up; and significant improvements in parental mental well- being. Our findings demonstrate effective maintenance of gains when EBPPs are provided as part of regular provision across a large sample of English parents. Successful long-term implementation should consider effectiveness of EBPPs across the population, given the large contextual changes that take place between researcher-led evaluations and service take-up. Our findings support the integration of EBPPs in public health approaches to addressing child behavior problems and parent well-being.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman R Medicine > R Medicine (General) |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research (CEDAR) Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Psychology |
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Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Parenting -- Health aspects -- England, Child psychology, Parents -- Mental health, Evidence-based medicine | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Frontiers in Psychology | ||||||
Publisher: | Frontiers Research Foundation | ||||||
ISSN: | 1664-1078 | ||||||
Official Date: | 26 October 2018 | ||||||
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Volume: | 9 | ||||||
Article Number: | 2035 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02035 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 19 November 2018 | ||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 19 November 2018 | ||||||
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