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THE EFFECTS OF FATHER INVOLVEMENT IN PARENT TRAINING FOR CONDUCT PROBLEM CHILDREN
Author(s) -
WebsterStratton Carolyn
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of child psychology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.652
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1469-7610
pISSN - 0021-9630
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1985.tb00593.x
Subject(s) - psychology , deviance (statistics) , parent training , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , intervention (counseling) , statistics , mathematics
Thirty families who received parent training for conduct‐disordered children were divided into two groups, father‐involved families and father‐absent families. Immediately post‐treatment both groups reported significant improvements in their children's behaviors. Behavioral data showed significant increases in mother praises and reductions in mother negative behaviors, child non‐compliance and deviancy. One year later the children continued to show reductions in non‐compliance and deviance. However, significantly more of the mother‐child dyads who maintained behavioral improvements came from father‐involved families.