Parenting Journal · Volume 2 · Issue 3 · Licensed source edition
Mechanisms of Change in a Self-Help Parenting Program for Child Behavioral Difficulties: the Role of Unsupportive Parenting
Originally published 2025-11-13 · Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
Springer Science and Business Media LLC · DOI 10.1007/s10802-025-01378-y ↗
Editorial reading guide · Respect
Which specific response to my child’s behavior would I want a parenting program to help me change?
The trial separates unsupported responses, supportive practices and parenting confidence when testing possible pathways of change.
Who was studied?
One hundred and ten families randomized to a self-help parenting program or a waitlist.
Age / stage: Families with childhood behavior difficulties
Read with three questions
- At what point in the trial were changes in parenting and child behavior assessed?
- Which conclusions follow from randomized assignment, and which rely on additional assumptions?
- Which specific response to my child’s behavior would I want a parenting program to help me change?
Keep the limits in view
Randomization applies to the assigned program. It does not isolate every proposed mechanism or establish effects in populations beyond the trial.
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Suzanne R.C. de Jong-Arts; Barbara J. van den Hoofdakker; Jos W.R. Twisk; Jaap Oosterlaan; Marjolein Luman (2025). Mechanisms of Change in a Self-Help Parenting Program for Child Behavioral Difficulties: the Role of Unsupportive Parenting Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-025-01378-y
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