title: Pathways Triple P-positive parenting program: effects on parent-child relationships and child behavior problems.
abstract: This study examined the effects of Pathways Triple P (PTP), an early intervention program designed to promote positive parent-child relationships. Sixty parents met the inclusion criteria of borderline to clinically significant relationship disturbance and child emotional and behavioral problems. They were randomly allocated into PTP or a wait-list (WL) control group. PTP was delivered in a group format for 9 weeks and consisted of parent skills training and cognitive behavior therapy targeting negative attributions for child behavior. Significant intervention effects were found for improving parent-child relationships and reducing behavior problems with gains maintained at 3-month follow-up. Limitations of the study and implications for future research are discussed.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Qld, Australia.
authors.forename: Tamera L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Wiggins
authors.forename: Kate
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sofronoff
authors.forename: Matthew R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Sanders
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000628:therapy; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D005219:Father-Child Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009769:Object Attachment; D016487:Parenting; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011594:Psychometrics; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires