Pathways Triple P-positive parenting program: effects on parent-child relationships and child behavior problems

Fam Process. 2009 Dec;48(4):517-30. doi: 10.1111/j.1545-5300.2009.01299.x.

Abstract

This study examined the effects of Pathways Triple P (PTP), an early intervention program designed to promote positive parent-child relationships. Sixty parents met the inclusion criteria of borderline to clinically significant relationship disturbance and child emotional and behavioral problems. They were randomly allocated into PTP or a wait-list (WL) control group. PTP was delivered in a group format for 9 weeks and consisted of parent skills training and cognitive behavior therapy targeting negative attributions for child behavior. Significant intervention effects were found for improving parent-child relationships and reducing behavior problems with gains maintained at 3-month follow-up. Limitations of the study and implications for future research are discussed.

Publication types

  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Affective Symptoms / therapy
  • Analysis of Variance
  • Child
  • Child Behavior Disorders / therapy*
  • Child Behavior*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Father-Child Relations*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mother-Child Relations*
  • Object Attachment
  • Parenting*
  • Program Evaluation
  • Psychometrics
  • Surveys and Questionnaires