Journal articles: 'Child behaviour problems'

1

Verduyn, Chrissie, Christine Barrowclough, Janine Roberts, Nicholas Tarrier, and Richard Harrington. "Maternal depression and child behaviour problems." British Journal of Psychiatry 183, no. 4 (October 2003): 342–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.183.4.342.

Full text

Abstract:

BackgroundDespite the frequently reported association between maternal depression and childhood psychopathological disorder, few studies have attempted to intervene with both conditions.AimsTo evaluate the effect of group cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) on child behaviour problems and maternal depression in a group of women with young children.MethodAn assessor-masked, randomised placebo-controlled trial compared three treatments: CBT for depression and parenting skills enhancement; a mothers' support group; and no intervention. An epidemiological (general population) sample was recruited.ResultsAnalysis showed no significant difference between the groups. Within-group comparison suggested that at the end of treatment and at 6-month and 12-month follow-up, child problems and maternal depression had improved significantly in the CBT group.ConclusionsThere was no statistically significant difference between groups. Both contact interventions seemed to provide some benefits to mothers with depression, with a possibly improved outcome resulting from CBT for children with behavioural problems. The results must be treated with caution.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

2

King, Christian. "Soft drinks consumption and child behaviour problems: the role of food insecurity and sleep patterns." Public Health Nutrition 20, no. 2 (August 30, 2016): 266–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1368980016002093.

Full text

Abstract:

AbstractObjectiveTo examine whether the association between soft drinks consumption and child behaviour problems differs by food security status and sleep patterns in young children.DesignCross-sectional observational data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCWS), which collected information on food insecurity, soft drinks consumption, sleep patterns and child behaviour problems. Bivariate and multivariate ordinary least-squares regression analyses predicting child behaviour problems and accounting for socio-economic factors and household characteristics were performed.SettingTwenty urban cities in the USA with a population of 200 000 or more.SubjectsParental interviews of 2829 children who were about 5 years old.ResultsSoft drinks consumption was associated with aggressive behaviours, withdrawn and attention problems for children aged 5 years. However, the association differed by food security status. The association was mostly statistically insignificant among food-secure children after accounting for socio-economic and demographic characteristics. On the other hand, soft drinks consumption was associated with behaviour problems for food-insecure children even after accounting for these factors. However, after accounting for child sleep patterns, the association between soft drinks consumption and child behaviour problems became statistically insignificant for food-insecure children.ConclusionsThe negative association between soft drinks consumption and child behaviour problems could be explained by sleep problems for food-insecure children. Since about 21 % of households with children are food insecure, targeted efforts to reduce food insecurity would help improve dietary (reduce soft drinks consumption) and health behaviours (improve sleep) and reduce child behaviour problems.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

3

Westerman, Michael A. "`Triangulation', Marital Discord and Child Behaviour Problems." Journal of Social and Personal Relationships 4, no. 1 (February 1987): 87–106. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0265407587041006.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

4

Bor, William, Jake M. Najman, Margaret J. Andersen, Michael O'callaghan, Gail M. Williams, and Brett C. Behrens. "The Relationship between Low Family Income and Psychological Disturbance in Young Children: An Australian Longitudinal Study." Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 31, no. 5 (October 1997): 664–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/00048679709062679.

Full text

Abstract:

Objective: This study examines the relationship between low family income (LFI) experienced at different points in time, chronic low income status and its impact on child behaviour measured at 5 years of age. Method: Longitudinal data from the Mater University Study of Pregnancy were used to measure LFI in families at three points in time (the antenatal period, 6 months post birth and at 5 years cf age). Outcome variables were three independent groups of behaviour problems labelled as externalising, social, attentional and thought (SAT) problems, and internalising problems. These groups were developed from the Child Behaviour Checklist. An analysis based on logistic regression modelling was carried out examining the relationship between LFI and a range of intermediate variables known to be associated with child behaviour problems. Results: The more often families experienced low income, the higher the rate of child behaviour problems at age 5. Low family income was still independently associated with SAT behaviour problems after controlling for smoking in the first trimester, parenting styles, maternal depression and marital dysharmony at age 5. The association between LFI and internalising and externalising behaviour problems was largely mediated by maternal depression. Conclusion: Low family income is a significant factor in the aetiology of a variety of child behaviour problems. The mechanisms involved in the link between LFI and hildhood internalising and externalising behaviours involve the exposure of the children to maternal depression. However, the relationship between LFI and SAT behaviour problems remains to be elucidated.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

5

Alexandris, Maria M., Sabine W. Hammond, and Michael McKay. "Children's Emotional and Behavioural Problems and Carer-Child Relationships in Permanent Care." Children Australia 38, no. 1 (January 30, 2013): 22–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cha.2012.46.

Full text

Abstract:

Children placed in permanent care often display a range of challenging behaviours that can affect the quality of carer-child relationships. The current study examined the relationship between children's emotional and behavioural difficulties and the quality of carer-child relationships in permanent care (N= 46). Permanent carers of children ages 3 to 12 completed the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ; Goodman, 1999) and Child-Parent Relationship Scale (CPRS; Pianta, 1992). Results indicated that child emotional and behavioural difficulties were related to carer-child relationships. The SDQ scales Conduct Problems and Pro-Social Behaviour were the strongest predictors of relationship quality. The findings of the study suggest that fewer conduct problems and more pro-social behaviour is important for positive carer-child relationships.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

6

Källström, Åsa, Karin Hellfeldt, and Per-Åke Nylander. "Parental imprisonment, child victimization and adult problems." European Journal of Criminology 16, no. 6 (May 28, 2018): 671–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1477370818775286.

Full text

Abstract:

This study addresses, in a Swedish sample, whether exposure to violence and/or crime during childhood, and mental health and/or behaviour problems as an adult, are overrepresented among young men and women who had a parent in prison at some time when they were a child. Results show that almost all the studied types of childhood victimization and adult problems were overrepresented, but verbal victimization, neglect, witnessing violence, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and depression were significantly overrepresented. Although the associations between having a parent in prison and childhood victimization as well as having mental health and behaviour problems are weak, these results indicate that it is important for practitioners who meet such children to be aware that they are more likely than other children not only to suffer from mental health and/or behaviour problems but also to have experienced violence and/or neglect.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

7

Sebre, Sandra B., Roma Jusiene, Egle Dapkevice, Inga Skreitule-Pikse, and Rasa Bieliauskaite. "Parenting dimensions in relation to pre-schoolers’ behaviour problems in Latvia and Lithuania." International Journal of Behavioral Development 39, no. 5 (September 1, 2014): 458–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0165025414548774.

Full text

Abstract:

The aim of the present study was to examine associations between parenting and child behaviour problems in two neighbouring countries with subtle, yet apparent cultural differences. Participants were mothers and fathers of preschool-age children from Latvia and Lithuania. Parents completed a measure of child-rearing attitudes and reported on their child’s internalizing and externalizing behaviours. In both countries, parental warmth was negatively associated with child behaviour problems, and punishment orientation was positively associated. There were differences by country in the association of paternal psychological control and behaviour problems, and in the interactions of parenting dimensions, specifically maternal warmth and punishment orientation. Possible differences in the meaning attributed to parenting practices imply considerations for parent training programs.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

8

Mitchell, A. E., A. Morawska, J. A. Fraser, and K. Sillar. "Child behaviour problems and childhood illness: development of the Eczema Behaviour Checklist." Child: Care, Health and Development 43, no. 1 (October 2, 2016): 67–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cch.12412.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

9

Tani, Yukako, Satomi Doi, Aya Isumi, and Takeo Fujiwara. "Association of home cooking with caregiver–child interaction and child mental health: results from the Adachi Child Health Impact of Living Difficulty (A-CHILD) study." Public Health Nutrition 24, no. 13 (March 16, 2021): 4257–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1368980021001075.

Full text

Abstract:

AbstractObjective:To examine the associations of home cooking with caregiver–child interaction and child mental health in Japan.Design:Cross-sectional data collected in 2018. Frequency of home cooking was assessed by a questionnaire among 4126 caregivers and classified as high (almost every day), medium (4–5 d/week) or low (≤3 d/week). Caregiver–child interaction was evaluated by assessing frequency of talking and playing together (per week). Behaviour problems and prosocial behaviour were assessed by the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, and resilience was assessed using the Children’s Resilient Coping Scale.Setting:Japan.Participants:Children aged 9–10 years and their caregivers in Adachi, Tokyo, Japan.Results:Low and middle frequency of home cooking were associated with lower frequencies of talking about school life, talking about news with the child, talking about television shows with the child and helping with the child’s homework. Children with low and/or middle frequency of home cooking had more behaviour problems (low frequency: β = 3·95, 95 % CI 1·30, 6·59 and medium frequency: β = 3·38, 95 % CI 2·07, 4·70), lower prosocial behaviour (low frequency: β = −5·85, 95 % CI −10·04, −1·66) and lower resilience (low frequency: β = −6·56, 95 % CI −9·77, −3·35 and medium frequency: β = −4·11, 95 % CI −5·71, −2·51), compared with children with high frequency of home cooking after adjusting covariates including socio-economic status. These associations were mediated by child’s eating behaviours and/or caregiver–child interaction.Conclusions:Creating an environment that encourages caregivers to cook at home may be important for children’s mental health.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

10

Beck, Cheryl Tatano. "Maternal depression and child behaviour problems: a meta-analysis." Journal of Advanced Nursing 29, no. 3 (March 1999): 623–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2648.1999.00943.x.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

11

Johnston, Charlotte. "Predicting mothers' and fathers' perceptions of child behaviour problems." Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science/Revue canadienne des sciences du comportement 23, no. 3 (1991): 349–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/h0079013.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

12

Markie-Dadds, Carol, and Matthew R. Sanders. "Self-Directed Triple P (Positive Parenting Program) for Mothers with Children at-Risk of Developing Conduct Problems." Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy 34, no. 3 (March 27, 2006): 259–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1352465806002797.

Full text

Abstract:

A self-directed variant of the Positive Parenting Program (Triple P) was evaluated using 63 preschool-age children at-risk of developing conduct problems. Families were randomly assigned to either Self-directed Triple P (SD), a self-administered behavioural family intervention program, or a waitlist group (WL). The 10-unit SD program teaches parents 17 parenting skills to increase pro-social child behaviours and decrease problem behaviours in home and community settings. Using mothers' reports of child behaviour and parenting practices, mothers in the SD group reported significantly less child behaviour problems, less use of dysfunctional discipline strategies, and greater parenting competence than mothers in the WL group. On measures of parental adjustment, there was no significant difference in conditions at post-intervention based on mothers' reports of depression, anxiety, stress and conflict with partners over parenting issues. Mothers' reports at 6-month follow-up indicated that gains in child behaviour and parenting practices achieved at post-intervention were maintained.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

13

Swanepoel, Annie. "Fifteen-minute consultation: The angry child." Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition 104, no. 1 (May 25, 2018): 11–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2017-314020.

Full text

Abstract:

Children who present with difficult behaviours due to underlying anger are commonly presented to paediatricians for help and advice. This paper gives a basic structure of how to approach the subject, by exploring whether the problems occur at home, school or both, and analysing the behaviour by focusing on antecedents, behaviour and consequences. It is important to find the underlying causes in order to know what to recommend, as this can vary from medication, anger management strategies, school-based interventions, parenting programmes or family therapy.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

14

Skinner, S. Rachel, Jennifer Marino, Susan L. Rosenthal, Jeffrey Cannon, Dorota A. Doherty, and Martha Hickey. "Prospective cohort study of childhood behaviour problems and adolescent sexual risk-taking: gender matters." Sexual Health 14, no. 6 (2017): 492. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sh16240.

Full text

Abstract:

Background Externalising (delinquent, aggressive) and internalising (anxious/depressed, withdrawn) behaviour problems are prevalent in childhood. Few studies have prospectively measured relationships between childhood behaviour problems and adolescent health risk behaviour, a major predictor of morbidity and mortality. This study sought to determine relationships, by gender, between childhood behaviour problems and adolescent risky sexual behaviours and substance use. Methods: In a population-based birth cohort [The Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study], total, externalising and internalising behaviour problems (domain-specific T ≥ 60) were calculated from parent-reported Child Behavior Checklist at ages 2, 5, 8, 10 and 14 years. At age 17 years, 1200 (49% male) participants reported sexual and substance use activity Results: For both genders, those with earlier externalising behaviour problems were more likely to be sexually active (oral sex or sexual intercourse) by age 17 years. Males with childhood externalising behaviour problems were more likely to have multiple sexual partners by age 17 years than those without such problems [adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 2.96, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.49–5.86]. Females with childhood externalising behaviour problems were more likely to have had unwanted sex (aOR 1.91, 95% CI 1.04–3.53). Externalising behaviour problems were associated with substance use for both genders. No association was found between internalising behaviour problems and risky behaviour. Conclusions: Externalising behaviour problems from as early as 5 years old in boys and 8 years old in girls predict a range of risky sexual behaviour in adolescence, which has important implications for targeting interventions in adolescence.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

15

Zelkowitz, P., KJ Looper, SS Mustafa, M. Purden, and M. Baron. "Parenting disability, parenting stress and child behaviour in early inflammatory arthritis." Chronic Diseases and Injuries in Canada 33, no. 2 (March 2013): 81–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.24095/hpcdp.33.2.04.

Full text

Abstract:

Introduction Our study examines the association between the disease characteristics of inflammatory arthritis and patients' self-perception of mental health, parenting disability, parenting stress and child behaviour in early inflammatory arthritis (EIA). Methods Patients in the early phase (more than 6 weeks, less than 18 months) of inflammatory arthritis were recruited from a larger EIA registry that recorded sociodemographic data and measures of pain, physical functioning and disease activity. Patient-perceived parenting disability, parenting stress, depression and children's behaviour problems were assessed using the Parenting Disability Index, Parenting Stress Index, Center for Epidemiologic Studies - Depression Mood Scale and Child Behavior Checklist, respectively. Results Pain, physical dysfunction, number of tender joints and physician global assessment of disease activity were associated with parenting disability. Self-report measures of parenting disability were associated with those of depression and parenting stress. Parenting stress was associated with children internalizing and externalizing behaviour problems while parenting disability was associated with children externalizing behaviour problems. Conclusion This study suggests a possible reciprocal relationship among physical aspects of disease activity, parenting disability and parent and child distress in EIA.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

16

Moukaddem, Sami, Michael Fitzgerald, and Margaret Barry. "Evaluation of a Child and Family Centre." Child Psychology and Psychiatry Review 3, no. 4 (November 1998): 161–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1360641798001713.

Full text

Abstract:

This study set out to evaluate the treatment of 52 consecutive referrals to a Child and Family Centre. Mothers of referred children were interviewed before treatment and again 3 to 4 months later. The interview investigated the children's behaviour problems, their mothers' mental health and life quality, their attitudes and expectations of treatment, and their satisfaction with the treatment. Significant improvements were observed in children's behaviour problems, mothers' mental health, and some areas of the mothers' life quality. A significant correlation between the children's behaviour problems and their mothers' mental health was observed.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

17

Ralph, Alan, Anne Haines, Jennifer Harvey, Cara McCormack, and Dione Sherman. "Parenting Issues and Behaviour Problems of Young Children in a Community Sample." Behaviour Change 16, no. 3 (September 1, 1999): 143–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1375/bech.16.3.143.

Full text

Abstract:

AbstractForty parents of children aged between 1 and 8 years were recruited by means of an exhaustive telephone survey of a defined suburban area in regional Queensland. Following recruitment, parents were mailed a family survey comprising measures of parenting and child behaviour problems. The sample represents almost 50% of parents of young children in the defined area. Forty-four per cent of parents in the sample reported numbers of child behaviours as problems that exceeded recommended clinical cut-off scores based on data reported in other studies. Thirty per cent of parents reported problems occurring at an intensity that exceeded clinical cut-off scores. Fathers who completed the questionnaires reported significantly more problems than mothers, although the ratio of mothers to fathers in the sample was 3:1. However, there was no difference between the reported behaviours of boys or girls. Parent characteristics that were highly correlated with reported child behaviour problems were overreactivity; stress, anxiety, and depression; and parental satisfaction with their parenting style. Family and other demographic variables appeared to play less significant roles. The results are discussed in the context of the challenge of delivering effective early-intervention parenting programs to large numbers of parents.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

18

Barber, Andrew J., Victoria A. Tischler, and Elaine Healy. "Consumer satisfaction and child behaviour problems in child and adolescent mental health services." Journal of Child Health Care 10, no. 1 (March 2006): 9–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1367493506060200.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

19

Granger, Douglas A., Lisa A. Serbin, Alex Schwartzman, Pascale Lehoux, Jessica Cooperman, and Sandra Ikeda. "Children’s Salivary Cortisol, Internalising Behaviour Problems, and Family Environment: Results from the Concordia Longitudinal Risk Project." International Journal of Behavioral Development 22, no. 4 (December 1998): 707–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/016502598384135.

Full text

Abstract:

To explore the possibility that children’s adrenocortical reactions to parent-child conflict influence their vulnerability for internalising behaviour problems, we studied 62 mother-child dyads from the Concordia Longitudinal Risk Project. Standardised measures of maternal, child, and family adjustment were collected. Mother’s and children’s saliva was sampled before and after a conflict-oriented mother-child interaction task and was later assayed for cortisol. The children’s pre-task cortisol scores were negatively associated with their internalising behaviour problems, their mother’s childhood levels of socially withdrawn behaviour and current psychosocial problems, as well as dimensions of family environment representing the open expression of aggression, anger, and conflict. Children’s cortisol levels after the interaction task were lowest for those raised by mothers with high childhood levels of aggressive behaviour problems, and in family environments characterised by rigid rules. Interrelationships between mother and child pre- and post-task cortisol levels were associated with maternal levels of childhood behaviour problems. The integration of measures of children’s adrenocortical activity into developmental studies of children at risk for psychosocial problems may reveal important clues regarding the processes by which adverse early rearing environments affect children’s internalising problem behaviour.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

20

Antoniou, Evangelia E., Tom Fowler, Keith Reed, Taunton R. Southwood, Joseph P. McCleery, and Maurice P. Zeegers. "Maternal pre-pregnancy weight and externalising behaviour problems in preschool children: a UK-based twin study." BMJ Open 4, no. 10 (October 2014): e005974. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005974.

Full text

Abstract:

ObjectiveTo estimate the heritability of child behaviour problems and investigate the association between maternal pre-pregnancy overweight and child behaviour problems in a genetically sensitive design.DesignObservational cross-sectional study.SettingThe Twins and Multiple Births Association Heritability Study (TAMBAHS) is an online UK-wide volunteer-based study investigating the development of twins from birth until 5 years of age.ParticipantsA total of 443 (16% of the initial registered members) mothers answered questions on pre-pregnancy weight and their twins’ internalising and externalising problems using the Child Behavior Checklist and correcting for important covariates including gestational age, twins’ birth weight, age and sex, mother's educational level and smoking (before, during and after pregnancy).Primary outcomesThe heritability of behaviour problems and their association with maternal pre-pregnancy weight.ResultsThe genetic analysis suggested that genetic and common environmental factors account for most of the variation in externalising disorders (an ACE model was the most parsimonious with genetic factors (A) explaining 46% (95% CI 33% to 60%) of the variance, common environment (C) explaining 42% (95% CI 27% to 54%) and non-shared environmental factors (E) explaining 13% (95% CI 10% to 16%) of the variance. For internalising problems, a CE model was the most parsimonious model with the common environment explaining 51% (95% CI 44% to 58%) of the variance and non-shared environment explaining 49% (95% CI 42% to 56%) of the variance. Moreover, the regression analysis results suggested that children of overweight mothers showed a trend (OR=1.10, 95% CI 0.58% to 2.06) towards being more aggressive and exhibit externalising behaviours compared to children of normal weight mothers.ConclusionsMaternal pre-pregnancy weight may play a role in children's aggressive behaviour.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

21

Grizenko, Natalie, Helen Cvejic, Stephen Vida, and Liliane Sayegh. "Behaviour Problems of the Mentally Retarded." Canadian Journal of Psychiatry 36, no. 10 (December 1991): 712–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/070674379103601003.

Full text

Abstract:

The behaviour profiles of 176 mentally retarded individuals from two reception centres and nine group homes were assessed. The correlations between behaviour and age, sex, degree of mental retardation, etiology of mental retardation and medical diagnosis were assessed using the Revised Child Behaviour Profile. The severity of behaviour disturbance did not vary with age or medical diagnosis. The moderately retarded subjects presented with more severe behaviour problems, such as aggression, than the severely mentally retarded subjects. The variable most predictive of behavioural problems was etiology of the disorder. Individuals with Down's syndrome had significantly fewer behaviour disturbances and those with autism and pervasive developmental disorder had significantly more behaviour disturbances than other subjects. A psychiatric disorder was found in 10.2% of the sample. The implications of these findings are discussed with respect to public policy.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

22

Spencer, N. J., and C. Coe. "Health and behaviour problems at 8 weeks as predictors of behaviour problems at 8 months." Archives of Disease in Childhood 81, no. 2 (August 1, 1999): 166–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/adc.81.2.166.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

23

Hautmann, Christopher, Herbert Hoijtink, Ilka Eichelberger, Charlotte Hanisch, Julia Plück, Daniel Walter, and Manfred Döpfner. "One-Year Follow-up of a Parent Management Training for Children with Externalizing Behaviour Problems in the Real World." Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy 37, no. 4 (July 2009): 379–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s135246580999021x.

Full text

Abstract:

Background: The long-term effectiveness of parent training for children with externalizing behaviour problems under routine care within the German health care system is unclear. We report the 1-year follow-up results of the parent training component of the Prevention Program for Externalizing Problem Behaviour (PEP) for 270 children aged 3–10 years with externalizing behaviour problems. Method: Outcome measures included child behaviour problems (externalizing behaviour problems, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder symptoms and Oppositional Defiant Disorder symptoms) and parenting (self efficacy of parenting and perceived ability to solve difficult parenting situations). Data were analysed using multilevel modelling. Results: Comparison of the changes during the 3-month waiting and treatment periods revealed significantly stronger treatment effects on all outcome measures, indicating a substantial decrease in child behaviour problems and a significant increase in parenting due to treatment. At 1-year follow-up, initial treatment effects on child behaviour problems were maintained, while parenting continued to improve. Conclusions: Families whose children exhibited externalizing problem behaviour profit from PEP and improvements are maintained for at least one year.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

24

Potier, Joanne, and Crispin Day. "Childhood Onset Conduct Problems: A Preliminary Investigation into the Role of Mothers' Interpersonal Schemas and their Relationship to Parenting Behaviour." Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy 35, no. 4 (May 14, 2007): 457–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1352465807003682.

Full text

Abstract:

Childhood onset conduct problems present some of the most significant challenges to mental health and public services today. Parent management training is among the most effective treatments for conduct problems, and yet a significant proportion of families do not benefit from this approach. This may be because key elements of parenting, such as parental cognitions, are not directly addressed in such interventions. This study investigated the role of mothers' interpersonal schemas in the maintenance of conduct problems and their relationship to parenting behaviour. It examined whether mothers of 7 to 11-year-old boys with conduct problems would have more negative child-related interpersonal schemas (Hill and Safran, 1994), and related negative parenting behaviours, observed during two parent-child interaction tasks, than mothers in a comparison group. The findings showed that there was a significant difference between the two groups in both maternal Negativity and Warmth and child-related interpersonal schemas. However, no relationship was found between parenting behaviour and child-related interpersonal schemas. The results suggest that targeting maternal cognitions in addition to negativity and warmth may enhance interventions for childhood onset conduct problems. However, more research needs to be done to ascertain which kinds of cognitions relate most closely to parenting behaviour in stressful situations.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

25

Bor, William, Patricia A. Brennan, Gail M. Williams, Jake M. Najman, and Michael O'callaghan. "A Mother's Attitude Towards her Infant and Child Behaviour Five Years Later." Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 37, no. 6 (December 2003): 748–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/j.1440-1614.2003.01272.x.

Full text

Abstract:

Objective: The relationship between maternal attitude to the infant at 6 months of age and behavioural outcomes at 5 years is explored, controlling for numerous demographic, child and psychosocial family factors. Method: Data was used from the Mater-University Study of Pregnancy, an Australian longitudinal study of over 7000 mothers and children followed from pregnancy to when the children were 5 years. Measures ranging from the key variables of maternal attitude and child behaviour as well as numerous confounders were dichotomised. Logistic regression analyses were performed to examine the relationship between maternal negative attitude toward the infant and clinically significant levels of child behaviour problems and other infant risks, early social risks, and concurrent social risks. Results: The results suggest that maternal negative attitude towards the infant at 6 months is an independent predictor of child behaviour problems at 5 years. This association remained significant for boys’ externalizing behaviours and girls’ internalizing behaviours. Conclusions: The findings lend support to the concept of a sensitive period in early infancy; the need for a broad perspective in the assessment of the mother-infant relationship and the need for early intervention with dysfunctional mother-infant dyads.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

26

GUSTAFSSON, ANNIKA, ANDERS BROBERG, LENNART BODIN, ULF BERGGREN, and KRISTINA ARNRUP. "Dental behaviour management problems: the role of child personal characteristics." International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry 20, no. 4 (July 2010): 242–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-263x.2010.01046.x.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

27

Madsen, Kathrine Bang, Charlotte Ulrikka Rask, Jørn Olsen, Janni Niclasen, and Carsten Obel. "Depression-related distortions in maternal reports of child behaviour problems." European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 29, no. 3 (May 21, 2019): 275–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00787-019-01351-3.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

28

Hutchings, Judy, Peter Appleton, Mike Smith, Eleanor Lane, and Susan Nash. "EVALUATION OF TWO TREATMENTS FOR CHILDREN WITH SEVERE BEHAVIOUR PROBLEMS: CHILD BEHAVIOUR AND MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES." Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy 30, no. 3 (July 2002): 279–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1352465802003041.

Full text

Abstract:

There is a substantial literature reporting the co-occurrence of maternal depression and child behaviour problems. Behavioural interventions have proven efficacy in the treatment of conduct problems, and a number of studies have reported gains in parental mental health following parent training. The mechanisms by which this is achieved are not clear, but it is likely that interventions that include parent training in observation skills and exposure to success will impact on both the child's conduct problems and maternal depression. This paper reports on the outcomes of two treatments for children with severely disruptive behaviour, the standard treatment offered by a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, and an intensive parent training intervention. It was predicted that the more specific skills training in the intensive treatment would make improvements in maternal health and child behaviour more likely. Significant overall improvements were found in measures of child behaviour, parental practices and maternal mental health. A correlation emerged between the improved child behaviour and the improved parenting strategies. Significant improvements for the intensive treatment group were seen on every measure. Significant improvement in the measure of maternal mental health contrasted with little change for the standard treatment group.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

29

Adams, Ruth R. "Case Study: Jimmy — A gifted child with behaviour difficulties." Gifted Education International 10, no. 1 (September 1994): 21–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/026142949401000105.

Full text

Abstract:

This informal case study was written as an example of a gifted child whose behaviour and school adjustment problems prevented his teachers and parents from a full understanding of his intellectual capabilities. It illustrates the role of counselling in solutions to such problems.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

30

Stallman, Helen M., and Jeneva L. Ohan. "Parenting Style, Parental Adjustment, and Co-Parental Conflict: Differential Predictors of Child Psychosocial Adjustment Following Divorce." Behaviour Change 33, no. 2 (June 2016): 112–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/bec.2016.7.

Full text

Abstract:

Parents’ adjustment, co-parenting conflict, and parenting style are often intervention targets for parents following divorce. However, little is known about how these three aspects together relate to child outcomes. The aim of this study was to examine how parent adjustment (distress and anger), parenting conflict, and parenting style (laxness and over-reactivity) predict child internalising, externalising, and prosocial behaviours. Participants were a community sample of 109 divorced parents with a child aged 4–17 years. Results showed that increased parental distress and co-parent conflict predicted increased child emotional and behavioural problems; and increased lax parenting also predicted increased externalising behaviour problems. However, greater prosocial behaviour was predicted only by lower lax parenting. The results highlight the differential impact of parenting factors on child outcomes following divorce and have implications for the content and tailoring of interventions for divorced parents.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

31

Salari, Raziye, Michael B. Wells, and Anna Sarkadi. "Child behaviour problems, parenting behaviours and parental adjustment in mothers and fathers in Sweden." Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 42, no. 7 (July 8, 2014): 547–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1403494814541595.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

32

Sarkadi, A., A. Gulenc, and H. Hiscock. "Maternal and child health nurses' self-perceived confidence in dealing with child behaviour problems." Child: Care, Health and Development 41, no. 2 (May 25, 2014): 324–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cch.12150.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

33

Stevenson, Jim, Margaret J. J. Thompson, and Edmund Sonuga-Barke. "Mental Health of Preschool Children and their Mothers in a Mixed Urban/Rural Population." British Journal of Psychiatry 168, no. 1 (January 1996): 26–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.168.1.26.

Full text

Abstract:

BackgroundThere is a lack of clear and explicit models of the way various family and social influences on children's behaviour interact with factors such as temperament to produce behaviour disturbance in young children.MethodThe following measures had been obtained on a total population sample of 1047 families with a 3-year-old child: the child's perceived cuddliness, difficult temperament, mother's unhappy childhood, maternal disturbance, social class, behaviour problems and overactivity. A latent variable analysis using the LISREL 7 program was applied to the data.ResultsA model that allowed the latent variables child ‘temperament’ and ‘mother's mental state’ to have separate additive effects on ‘child adaptation’ proved an excellent fit (goodness of fit index = 0.956). This model suggests that there is a common factor (‘child adaptation’) underlying behaviour problems and overactivity. Using this model 72% of child adaptation in boys could be explained. For girls however temperament and mother's mental state accounted for only 30% of the variance in child adaptation.ConclusionThere is a need to investigate different mechanisms for the origins of behaviour problems in preschool boys and girls.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

34

Towers, Hilary, Erica Spotts, Jenae M. Neiderhiser, Robert Plomin, E. Mavis Hetherington, and David Reiss. "Genetic and environmental influences on teacher ratings of the Child Behavior Checklist." International Journal of Behavioral Development 24, no. 3 (September 2000): 373–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01650250050118367.

Full text

Abstract:

The knowledge we have of childhood and adolescent behaviour is, to some extent, a function of the unique perspective of the rater. Although many behavioural genetics studies have used parent and child self-reports in their assessments of child and adolescent adjustment, few have included teacher ratings of behaviour. It is possible that genetic and environmental contributions to teacher reports are different from those using parent and self-reports. The present study examined genetic and environmental influences on six subscales of the Child Behavior Checklist Teacher Report Form (CBC-TRF) using a normative sample of adolescents. The sample consisted of 373 same-sex twin and sibling pairs of varying degrees of genetic relatedness participating in the Nonshared Environment in Adolescent project (NEAD). For all of the CBC subscales, except attention problems and social problems, nonshared environmental influence was the most important source of variance. Additive genetic factors were of moderate importance for externalising behaviours, whereas nonadditive genetic factors contributed to the anxious/depressed, attention problems, withdrawn, and social problems subscales. For none of the constructs was shared environment a significant influence. Three alternative models testing for contrast effects, differences in twin and nontwin siblings, and differences in nondivorced and stepfamilies were examined. In most cases, the best-fitting model was a model that did not include any of these effects, suggesting that these factors do not critically affect the basic model. However, some of the patterns of correlations and parameter estimates were unusual and may warrant future investigation.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

35

Susan Penfold, P. "Parent's Perceived Responsibility for Children's Problems." Canadian Journal of Psychiatry 30, no. 4 (June 1985): 255–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/070674378503000408.

Full text

Abstract:

Beliefs about parents’ influence on their children's behaviour have developed over the last 300 years. During this century multiple socio-economic, ideological and technological changes have combined to leave expert and lay person alike in a sea of confusion and ambiguity about optimal parent-child relationships. While fashions in child rearing change, the mother is usually accorded responsibility for the child's behaviour and social skills. In this study parents attending a multidisciplinary pediatric clinic were asked their opinion of the source of their child's emotional or behavioural problem. Describing confusion and conflicting advice, most parents had concluded that the problem had multiple roots. Between male and female parents, however, a marked difference was evident in the attribution of responsibility to themselves or their spouses and in their formulation of the nature of parental deficiencies.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

36

Priddis, Lynn E., Sarah Landy, Darren Moroney, and Robert Kane. "An Exploratory Study of Aggression in School-Age Children: Underlying Factors and Implications for Treatment." Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling 24, no. 1 (June 19, 2013): 18–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jgc.2013.12.

Full text

Abstract:

Aggressive behaviour in school-aged children presents a significant challenge for society. If not managed, it can result in adverse academic, social, emotional, and behavioural outcomes for the child. In addition, it can create stress for families and become a significant burden for the community as these children reach adolescence and adulthood, and engage in antisocial behaviours. Using a three-step exploratory analytical strategy, this study explored parent and child reports of a diverse range of underlying developmental and clinical variables that have been identified in the literature as predictors of aggressive child behaviour, and which could be addressed within an Australian school or community context. A total of 57 children and their parents were recruited from a referral-based Western Australian child mental health service, and the wider community. A group of 31 clinically aggressive children were identified and compared to a group of 26 non-aggressive children. The aggressive group was reported as having a greater prevalence of internalising symptoms, including anxiety and depression, and their aggressive behaviour was more likely to be of the callous/unemotional type, relative to their non-aggressive counterparts. Significant predictors of belonging to the aggressive group included child social problems, thought problems, attention problems, affective problems, narcissism, symptoms of ADHD and PTS, and low maternal self-esteem. Findings are presented and discussed in the context of established theories. Recommendations for principles of treatment for aggressive children and their families are suggested.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

37

Woolfson, Lisa. "Family well-being and disabled children: A psychosocial model of disability-related child behaviour problems." DECP Debate 1, no. 120 (September 2006): 33–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.53841/bpsdeb.2006.1.120.33.

Full text

Abstract:

Background:When parents receive a diagnosis that their child is disabled, many families adjust to this healthily and cope well, but others do not. Feelings of hopelessness, social isolation of the family within the community and child behaviour problems have all been reported. While utilisation of social support systems is well documented in the literature as being a significant factor in family coping and adjustment to the child’s disability, less attention has been focused on the role of psychological factors.Objective:This theoretical study aims to address this inbalance by integrating perspectives from a social model of disability with psychological research on the role of cognitive change in families’ coping and adjustment to having a disabled child, and thus to produce a new psychosocial model of disability-related child behaviour problems.Method:Negative societal attitudes to disability identified by a social model of disabiity are interpreted with respect to how they might translate to parent views of their disabled child within the family. Resultant parenting beliefs and their possible implications for family interaction, child behaviour and family health and well-being are explored within this new framework.Conclusions: The psychosocial model of disability-related child behaviour problems provides a useful conceptual framework that has both clinical and research implications for professionals working with families with disabled children.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

38

Galboda-Liyanage, Kumari Chandani, Martin James Prince, and Stephen Scott. "Mother-child joint activity and behaviour problems of pre-school children." Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 44, no. 7 (September 2, 2003): 1037–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1469-7610.00188.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

39

Hops, Hyman. "Parental Depression and Child Behaviour Problems: Implications for Behavioural Family Intervention." Behaviour Change 9, no. 3 (September 1992): 126–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0813483900006276.

Full text

Abstract:

This report explores the role of parental depression in the adjustment of children and discusses its implications for behavioural family intervention. Within a social interactional perspective, depression is conceptualised as a class of behaviours that is under the control of the social environment and at the same time operates as a context for other social agents. The presence of this class of behaviours in parents is postulated to precipitate developmentally determined psychological problems, that is based on a child's age and sex, such that younger boys and adolescent girls would be most at risk. The results of two longitudinal studies are presented showing a significant relation between fluctuations in mothers' depressive symptoms and similar symptoms in their adolescent daughters. Weaker effects are seen between fathers' and sons' depressive levels. The implications for behavioural family therapy are discussed in relation to depression in adolescent girls.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

40

Kroes, Gert, Jan W. Veerman, and Eric E. J. De Bruyn. "The role of acquaintanceship in the perception of child behaviour problems." European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 19, no. 4 (October 13, 2009): 371–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00787-009-0061-4.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

41

Bywater, Tracey, Judy Hutchings, David Daley, Chris Whitaker, Seow Tien Yeo, Karen Jones, Catrin Eames, and Rhiannon Tudor Edwards. "Long-term effectiveness of a parenting intervention for children at risk of developing conduct disorder." British Journal of Psychiatry 195, no. 4 (October 2009): 318–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.108.056531.

Full text

Abstract:

BackgroundThe typical pattern for intervention outcome studies for conduct problems has been for effect sizes to dissipate over time with decreasing effects across subsequent follow-ups.AimsTo establish whether the short-term positive effects of a parenting programme are sustained longer term. To observe trends, and costs, in health and social service use after intervention.MethodParents with children aged 36–59 months at risk of developing conduct disorder (n = 104) received intervention between baseline and first follow-up (6 months after baseline n = 86) in 11 Sure Start areas in North Wales. Follow-ups two (n = 82) and three (n = 79) occurred 12 and 18 months after baseline. Child problem behaviour and parenting skills were assessed via parent self-report and direct observation in the home.ResultsThe significant parent-reported improvements in primary measures of child behaviour, parent behaviour, parental stress and depression gained at follow-up one were maintained to follow-up three, as were improved observed child and parent behaviours. Overall, 63% of children made a minimum significant change (0.3 standard deviations) on the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory problem scale between baseline and follow-up (using intention-to-treat data), 54% made a large change (0.8 standard deviations) and 39% made a very large change (1.5 standard deviations). Child contact with health and social services had reduced at follow-up three.ConclusionsEarly parent-based intervention reduced child antisocial behaviour and benefits were maintained, with reduced reliance on health and social service provision, over time.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

42

Verlaan, Pierrette, and Alex E. Schwartzman. "Mother's and father's parental adjustment: Links to externalising behaviour problems in sons and daughters." International Journal of Behavioral Development 26, no. 3 (May 2002): 214–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01650250042000717.

Full text

Abstract:

This study examined links between parents (189 mothers, 153 fathers) adjustment and children's externalising behaviour problems (97 girls; 92 boys) representative of the general population. Structural equation modelling was used to examine models that included “direct” and “indirect” pathways. Externalising behaviour problems in children were strongly related to parental adjustment difficulties. Maternal antisocial behaviour and marital hostility were linked to sons’ and daughters’ externalising behaviour problems via dysfunctional child-rearing practices. Maternal antisocial behaviour, however, was not fully mediated by dysfunctional parenting. For fathers, the pattern related to externalising problems in sons was as those specified for mothers. The pattern did not appear relevant for daughters. Results are discussed in terms of the importance of adjustment patterns with regard to the sex composition of the parent-child dyads.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

43

Hanisch, Charlotte, Inez Freund-Braier, Christopher Hautmann, Nicola Jänen, Julia Plück, Gabriele Brix, Ilka Eichelberger, and Manfred Döpfner. "Detecting Effects of the Indicated Prevention Programme for Externalizing Problem Behaviour (PEP) on Child Symptoms, Parenting, and Parental Quality of Life in a Randomized Controlled Trial." Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy 38, no. 1 (December 8, 2009): 95–112. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1352465809990440.

Full text

Abstract:

Background: Behavioural parent training is effective in improving child disruptive behavioural problems in preschool children by increasing parenting competence. The indicated Prevention Programme for Externalizing Problem behaviour (PEP) is a group training programme for parents and kindergarten teachers of children aged 3–6 years with externalizing behavioural problems. Aims: To evaluate the effects of PEP on child problem behaviour, parenting practices, parent-child interactions, and parental quality of life. Method: Parents and kindergarten teachers of 155 children were randomly assigned to an intervention group (n = 91) and a nontreated control group (n = 64). They rated children's problem behaviour before and after PEP training; parents also reported on their parenting practices and quality of life. Standardized play situations were video-taped and rated for parent-child interactions, e.g. parental warmth. Results: In the intention to treat analysis, mothers of the intervention group described less disruptive child behaviour and better parenting strategies, and showed more parental warmth during a standardized parent-child interaction. Dosage analyses confirmed these results for parents who attended at least five training sessions. Children were also rated to show less behaviour problems by their kindergarten teachers. Conclusions: Training effects were especially positive for parents who attended at least half of the training sessions. Abbreviations: CBCL: Child Behaviour Checklist; CII: Coder Impressions Inventory; DASS: Depression anxiety Stress Scale; HSQ: Home-situation Questionnaire; LSS: Life Satisfaction Scale; OBDT: observed behaviour during the test; PCL: Problem Checklist; PEP: prevention programme for externalizing problem behaviour; PPC: Parent Problem Checklist; PPS: Parent Practices Scale; PS: Parenting Scale; PSBC: Problem Setting and Behaviour checklist; QJPS: Questionnaire on Judging Parental Strains; SEFS: Self-Efficacy Scale; SSC: Social Support Scale; TRF: Caregiver-Teacher Report Form

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

44

Atta, H. Y., and R. M. Youssef. "Child abuse and neglect: mothers’ behaviour and perceptions." Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal 4, no. 3 (May 15, 1998): 502–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.26719/1998.4.3.502.

Full text

Abstract:

Mothers’ behaviour relating to child maltreatment, their perceptions of such behaviour and its correlates to parents’ characteristics and family background were investigated. Women with at least one child under 18 years were targeted and given an interview questionnaire. A high proportion of mothers reported maltreatment behaviour that constituted emotional [69.0%] and physical [57.1%] abuse as well as neglecting the child’s safety [43.8%], education [46.1%] and medical care [53.3%]. Mothers tended to perceive neglectful behaviour rather than abusive behaviour as child maltreatment. Child maltreatment was significantly associated with parents’ level of education, father’s occupation, mother’s working status, financial problems, mother’s age at the birth of the first child, number of offspring, crowding index and maternal perceptions of maltreatment

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

45

Chung, Selina, Cynthia Leung, and Matthew Sanders. "The Triple P – Positive Parenting Programme: the effectiveness of group Triple P and brief parent discussion group in school settings in Hong Kong." Journal of Children's Services 10, no. 4 (December 21, 2015): 339–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jcs-08-2014-0039.

Full text

Abstract:

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of two intervention formats of the Positive Parenting Programme (Triple P) – Level 4 Group Triple P (TP) and brief parent discussion group (DI) with the waitlist control group (WL). Design/methodology/approach – Participants included 91 Chinese parents with preschool children in Hong Kong from eight preschools, who were randomised into the two intervention conditions (TP and DI) and a waitlist control group (WL). Parent participants completed measures on child behaviours and parenting stress before and after intervention. Findings – Results indicated that there was a significant decrease in post-intervention child behavioural problems in the TP group, with a medium effect size when compared to the WL group. There was a decrease in post-intervention child behaviour problems in the DI group, compared with the WL group. No significant difference was found in post-intervention child behaviour problems between the TP group and the DI group. Practical implications – The positive results in the present study support the extension of the implementation of Triple P interventions to the preschool setting in Hong Kong. The effectiveness of the brief parent discussion group in reducing parental report of child behaviour problems provides preliminary support for its potential as a universal preventive parenting intervention in the local context. Originality/value – The study was the first evaluation of the Level-4 Triple P programme in a local school context as well as the first evaluation of effectiveness of the brief parent discussion group in the local context at the time of the study.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

46

Baker-Henningham, Helen, Stephen Scott, Kelvyn Jones, and Susan Walker. "Reducing child conduct problems and promoting social skills in a middle-income country: cluster randomised controlled trial." British Journal of Psychiatry 201, no. 2 (August 2012): 101–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.111.096834.

Full text

Abstract:

BackgroundThere is an urgent need for effective, affordable interventions to prevent child mental health problems in low- and middle-income countries.AimsTo determine the effects of a universal pre-school-based intervention on child conduct problems and social skills at school and at home.MethodIn a cluster randomised design, 24 community pre-schools in inner-city areas of Kingston, Jamaica, were randomly assigned to receive the Incredible Years Teacher Training intervention (n = 12) or to a control group (n = 12). Three children from each class with the highest levels of teacher-reported conduct problems were selected for evaluation, giving 225 children aged 3–6 years. The primary outcome was observed child behaviour at school. Secondary outcomes were child behaviour by parent and teacher report, child attendance and parents' attitude to school. The study is registered as ISRCTN35476268.ResultsChildren in intervention schools showed significantly reduced conduct problems (effect size (ES) = 0.42) and increased friendship skills (ES = 0.74) through observation, significant reductions to teacher-reported (ES = 0.47) and parent-reported (ES = 0.22) behaviour difficulties and increases in teacher-reported social skills (ES = 0.59) and child attendance (ES = 0.30). Benefits to parents' attitude to school were not significant.ConclusionsA low-cost, school-based intervention in a middle-income country substantially reduces child conduct problems and increases child social skills at home and at school.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

47

Williams, Margiad E., Zoe Hoare, Dawn A. Owen, and Judy Hutchings. "Feasibility Study of the Enhancing Parenting Skills Programme." Journal of Child and Family Studies 29, no. 3 (September 25, 2019): 686–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10826-019-01581-8.

Full text

Abstract:

Abstract Objectives This study reports on the feasibility and initial effectiveness of an individually delivered parent programme for parents of young children with behaviour problems. Whilst parenting programmes are known to be effective in reducing behaviour problems, numerous barriers can prevent families from accessing programmes. Individually delivered parent programmes may be more accessible. In the UK, health visitors provide support to all families with a child under 5 years of age and are ideally placed to deliver interventions for child behaviour problems. Methods Fifty-eight parents reporting children with behaviour problems were recruited from four areas to intervention (n = 29) and treatment as usual, wait-list control (n = 29) conditions. Feasibility outcomes included recruitment, retention, programme delivery, and satisfaction. Baseline and six-month post-randomisation follow-up measures were collected in parents’ homes and included parent-report measures of child behaviour, parenting skills, and parental mental health as well as an observation of parenting behaviour during a parent-child play task. Results Significant changes in child behaviour, lax parenting, and parental mental health were found for the whole sample but there were no significant differences between conditions. Recruitment and retention rates were lower than expected questioning the feasibility of delivering the parent programme as it is in existing services. Conclusions This paper provides limited evidence for the feasibility of the Enhancing Parenting Skills programme delivered in existing health services. Further feasibility work, particularly for recruitment and retention, would be needed before conducting a larger study to examine the effectiveness of the programme.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

48

Sonuga-Barke, Edmund, Jim Stevenson, and Margaret J. J. Thompson. "Mental Health of Preschool Children and their Mothers in a Mixed Urban/Rural Population." British Journal of Psychiatry 168, no. 1 (January 1996): 21–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.168.1.21.

Full text

Abstract:

BackgroundThe extent to which certain maternal, child and family characteristics are associated in families with a 3-year-old child were examined.MethodA total population of families with a 3-year-old child and living in the New Forest were identified. Measures of child behaviour and the maternal GHQ-30 were obtained.ResultsWhereas behaviour problems were found to be significantly associated with all maternal and family factors (except social class), difficult temperament was only related to mother's recall of their own childhood as unhappy and overactivity was only significantly associated with maternal disturbance.ConclusionsThe results are consistent with maternal disturbance and difficult temperament acting independently and additively to influence the development of behaviour problems in preschool children.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

49

Boyle, Michael H., Katholiki Georgiades, Laura Duncan, Li Wang, and Jinette Comeau. "Poverty, Neighbourhood Antisocial Behaviour, and Children’s Mental Health Problems: Findings from the 2014 Ontario Child Health Study." Canadian Journal of Psychiatry 64, no. 4 (April 2019): 285–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0706743719830027.

Full text

Abstract:

Objectives: To determine if levels of neighbourhood poverty and neighbourhood antisocial behaviour modify associations between household poverty and child and youth mental health problems. Methods: Data come from the 2014 Ontario Child Health Study—a provincially representative survey of 6537 families with 10,802 four- to 17-year-olds. Multivariate multilevel modelling was used to test if neighbourhood poverty and antisocial behaviour interact with household poverty to modify associations with children’s externalizing and internalizing problems based on parent assessments of children (4- to 17-year-olds) and self-assessments of youth (12- to 17-year-olds). Results: Based on parent assessments, neighbourhood poverty, and antisocial behaviour modified associations between household poverty and children’s mental health problems. Among children living in households below the poverty line, levels of mental health problems were 1) lower when living in neighbourhoods with higher concentrations of poverty and 2) higher when living in neighbourhoods with more antisocial behaviour. These associations were stronger for externalizing versus internalizing problems when conditional on antisocial behaviour and generalized only to youth-assessed externalizing problems. Conclusion: The lower levels of externalizing problems reported among children living in poor households in low-income neighbourhoods identify potential challenges with integrating poorer households into more affluent neighbourhoods. More important, children living in poor households located in neighbourhoods exhibiting more antisocial behaviour are at dramatically higher risk for mental health problems. Reducing levels of neighbourhood antisocial behaviour could have large mental health benefits, particularly among poor children.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

50

Bekkhus, Mona, Yunsung Lee, Sven Ove Samuelsen, Stella Tsotsi, and Per Magnus. "Maternal and paternal anxiety during pregnancy: Comparing the effects on behavioral problems in offspring." PLOS ONE 17, no. 10 (October 3, 2022): e0275085. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0275085.

Full text

Abstract:

Prenatal maternal anxiety has been associated with both short and long-term mental health problems in the child. The current study aims to examine the association between maternal and paternal prenatal anxiety and behaviour problems in the child at 1.5 and 5 years, using three different approaches; (1) adjusting for covariates, (2) using fathers’ anxiety during pregnancy as a negative control, and (3) using a sibling-comparison design, controlling for unmeasured family factors. We used data from the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study (MoBa) is used. MoBa is a cohort consisting of about 114 000 pregnancies (about 34000 siblings) recruited from 1999 to 2008. Self-reported measures on maternal anxiety were obtained twice in pregnancy and 6 months after birth, while paternal anxiety was reported prenatally at 17th weeks of gestation. Maternal reports on child behaviour problems were obtained at 1.5 and 5 years of age. Results suggests that prenatal exposure to maternal anxiety was associated with behaviour problems at 1.5 years: adjusted beta (β) = 0.13 (CI = 0.12, 0.15), and at 5 years: β = 0.11 (CI = 0.09, 0.14). However, paternal anxiety was also associated with behaviour problems at 1.5 years: β = 0.03 (CI = 0.01–0.03) and at 5 years β = 0.03 (CI = 0.02, 0.03). These associations were attenuated in the sibling comparison analyses: β = -0.02 (CI = -0.02–0.05) at 1.5 years and β = -0.05 (CI = -0.10, 0.02) at 5 years. In conclusions, the sibling analyses are not consistent with a direct effect of prenatal maternal anxiety on child behaviour problems. It is more likely that genetic or shared family environment explain this association.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

Journal articles on the topic 'Child behaviour problems'

Create a spot-on reference in APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, and other styles