Evaluation of brief parenting discussion groups for parents with 5-8 year old children.

Not Applicable

Suspended

• Conditions: Child behaviour; Parenting practices; Public Health - Health promotion/education; Mental Health - Studies of normal psychology, cognitive function and behaviour

• Registration Number: ACTRN12613000100796
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Louise Keown (Main Supervisor of Melanie Palmer)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2013-01-25
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Suspended
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 160

Inclusion Criteria

Parent has a child between the ages of 5 and 8 years.

- Parent reports that the target child displays at least a mild level of behaviour problems (Measured using a 15-item version of the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory, a score of 45 or more is needed).

Exclusion Criteria

- The target child has a developmental or intellectual disability or other significant health impairment (rationale: the Triple P Discussion Groups are designed for children with behavioural problems that are otherwise normally developing. A modified version of Triple P, Stepping Stones Triple P, has been specifically designed to meet the unique needs of parents who have children with a developmental, intellectual, or health disability).

- The target child is currently having regular contact with another mental health professional for behavioural problems (rationale: if the target child is currently receiving support from another service, then it will be difficult to disentangle potential benefits gained from the provided programme from those gained by this external support).

- The parent/s is currently seeing a mental health professional for emotional or psychological problems, or for their child's behavioural problems (rationale: if parents are receiving support from another service, then it will be difficult to disentangle potential benefits gained from the provided programme from those gained by this external support).

- The parent/s are not able to read a newspaper without assistance (rationale: the written materials and discussion-based format of this programme is not suitable for parents who cannot read a newspaper without assistance).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Child behaviour problems as measured by the two scales of the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory (ECBI) parent-report questionnaire.[Pre-intervention, post-intervention, and 6-month follow-up.]