title: The effectiveness of a parenting skills program for parents of middle school students in small communities.
abstract: This study provides evidence of the effectiveness of behaviorally based parenting skills classes provided by carefully trained and supervised group leaders who were not mental health clinicians. A program for parents of at-risk middle school students was evaluated in a randomized controlled trial in 8 small Oregon communities. Parents (N = 303) were randomly assigned to immediate treatment or a wait-list condition. Data were analyzed using latent growth modeling. Participation in the program led to significant improvements in problem-solving interactions as indicated by parent reports and a Taped Situations Test. Parents' over-reactivity and laxness toward their children's behavior were reduced and their feelings toward their children improved significantly as a function of treatment. Parent-reported child antisocial behavior was also reduced.
authors.affiliation: Center for Community Interventions on Childrearing, Oregon Research Institute, Eugene, USA. birvine@orcasinc.com
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Irvine
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Biglan
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Smolkowski
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Metzler
authors.forename: D V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Ary
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D012920:Social Behavior Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D013334:Students