Effectiveness of an Intervention for Children with Externalizing Behavior and Mild to Borderline Intellectual Disabilities: A Randomized Trial.
This study evaluated the effectiveness of Standing Strong Together (SST), a combined group based parent and child intervention for externalizing behavior in 9-16 year-old children with mild to borderline intellectual disabilities (MBID). Children with externalizing behavior and MBID (IQ from 55 to 85) (N= 169) were cluster randomly assigned to SST combined with care as usual or to care as usual only. SST led to a significant benefit on teacher reported but not on parent reported externalizing behavior. SST had significant effects on parent rated positive parenting and the parent-child relationship. The present study shows that a multicomponent group based intervention for children with MBID is feasible and has the potential to reduce children's externalizing behavior and improve both parenting behavior and the parent-child relationship.
Department of Developmental Psychology, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80140, 3508 TC Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Hilde
H
Schuiringa
Department of Clinical Child and Family Studies, VU University Amsterdam, Van der Boechorststraat 1, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands.|Learn Research Institute for Learning and Education, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.|The EMGO+ Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Maroesjka
M
van Nieuwenhuijzen
Department of Developmental Psychology, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80140, 3508 TC Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Bram
B
Orobio de Castro
Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL USA.|The Conduct Disorder Prevention Research Group, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL USA.
John E
JE
Lochman
Department of Child and Adolescent Studies, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.|Department of Psychiatry of University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Walter
W
Matthys
Cognitive behavioral therapy; Externalizing behavior; Mild to borderline intellectual disabilities; Parent management training