Parenting Intervention for Prevention of Behavioral Problems in Elementary School-Age Filipino-American Children: A Pilot Study in Churches.
This study aims to test an evidence-based parenting program offered in churches among Filipino-American parents and estimate effect size for a fully powered trial.



Twenty-two parents of children aged 6 to 12 years were randomly assigned to either an intervention or a waiting-list control group. Parents' perceptions of child behavior, parenting practices, and parenting stress were obtained at baseline. Parents in the experimental group attended The Incredible Years School Age Program, which consisted of 12 weekly 2-hour sessions. A follow-up assessment was performed after the intervention and 12 weeks later. The intervention was subsequently repeated with the control group. Satisfaction was assessed with a 40-item measure. Analysis of covariance was used to compare the intervention group postintervention versus the control group. Paired t-tests compared mean parenting practices, parenting stress, and child behavior outcomes. Satisfaction was assessed descriptively.



Twenty-two parents completed all assessments and the intervention. Analysis of variance comparing intervention and control groups with repeated measures (pre- and post-test measures) revealed that the program has a positive impact on parenting stress, parenting practices (physical punishment, positive verbal discipline), and parent's perception of their child's behavior (internalizing symptoms, externalizing symptoms, and number of problematic behaviors). Analyses of all participants comparing pre- and post intervention revealed improvements in parenting stress, positive verbal discipline, and child externalizing and total problem behaviors. Families reported high satisfaction with the content and format of the intervention.



Results support the feasibility of providing an evidence-based parenting program to Filipino parents in churches to prevent future behavioral health problems.
*Department of Pediatrics, Division of General Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; †Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hospital Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; ‡School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; §Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CA.
Joyce R
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Dean M
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Sheree M
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Lawrence A
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Palinkas
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D001213:Asian; D001526:Behavioral Symptoms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002410:Catholicism; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016487:Parenting / Q000208:ethnology*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000379:methods*