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One Family at a Time: A Prevention Program for At‐Risk Parents
Author(s) -
Nicholson Bonnie,
Anderson Michelle,
Fox Robert,
Brenner Viktor
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2002.tb00201.x
Subject(s) - corporal punishment , anger , psychology , punishment (psychology) , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , social psychology
The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a psychoeducational parenting program with at‐risk parents of young children. At‐risk was defined as excessive parental use of verbal and corporal punishment combined with low‐income status. All families were seen for 10 weeks, either individually or in very small groups. Results showed that compared with the control group, parents participating in the program significantly decreased their levels of verbal and corporal punishment, anger, stress, and reported child behavior problems; results were maintained at follow‐up. Implications for counselors are provided.