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Two studies examined the change in self-efficacy of practitioners after attending Triple P training and the moderators that affect training outcomes. Study 1 used a large multidisciplinary sample of health, education, and welfare practitioners (N = 37,235) came from 30 countries around the world, which all participate in a Triple P professional training course during 2012-2019. This study assessed practitioners' overall self-efficacy and their consultation skills efficacy prior to training, immediately following training, and at six- to eight-weeks follow-up. Participants reported significant improvements of their overall self-efficacy and their consultation skills self-efficacy. There were significantly small differences based on practitioners' gender, disciplines, education levels, and country location. Study 2 examined the training outcomes of videoconference-based training (following the COVID-19 pandemic) compared to in-person training (N = 6867). No significant differences were found between videoconference and in-person training on any outcome measure. Implications for the global dissemination of evidence-based parenting programs as part of a comprehensive public health response to COVID-19 was discussed.
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The current study explored the process of change in Stepping Stones Triple P (SSTP) using a community-based sample of 891 families of children with developmental disabilities (DD) who participated in an SSTP intervention at a community level. A preliminary analysis of outcome data indicated that SSTP intervention was effective in reducing parental adjustment difficulties, coercive parenting, and children's behavioral and emotional difficulties immediately after the intervention. The effects were maintained at 12-month follow-up. The results also indicated that change in parental adjustment over the course of intervention was significantly associated with a change in parenting behaviors. However, change in parenting behaviors but not change in parental adjustment, predicted children's behavioral and emotional problems following the intervention. The results suggest that positive parenting skills are the most salient ingredient driving the change in child behaviors in SSTP interventions.
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Child Behavior Disorders , Parenting , Child , Humans , Parenting/psychology , Child Behavior Disorders/psychology , Child Behavior/psychologyABSTRACT
In Vietnamese culture, grandparents are significantly involved in the upbringing of grandchildren. This involvement of grandparents entails lots of ambiguities and challenges. Boundaries between parents and grandparents are often unclear, and communication can be restricted due to power differentials, leading to inconsistent discipline. This study seeks to evaluate the efficacy of the Group Triple P-Positive Parenting Program plus Building Coparenting Alliance-a compassion-focused module to promote the parent-grandparents relationship. One hundred Vietnamese parents whose parents or parent in-laws provided care for their children were randomly assigned to either an intervention condition (nâ¯=â¯50) or a waitlist control condition (nâ¯=â¯50). Both groups were assessed at three time-points (pre-intervention, post-intervention, and 6-month follow-up). The short-term intervention effects were found across domains, including co-parenting conflict, parents' self-compassion, dysfunctional parenting, parenting self-efficacy, parental adjustment, child behavioral problems and child prosocial behaviors. Intervention effects on co-parenting conflict, parenting behaviors, and the child's prosocial behaviors were maintained at a 6-month follow-up. This study demonstrates the efficacy of Triple P plus compassion in promoting co-parenting relationships between parents and grandparents, enhancing parenting practice and child outcomes in Vietnamese families.
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Grandparents , Child , Child Behavior , Empathy , Humans , Parent-Child Relations , Parenting , Parents , VietnamABSTRACT
Shared care between parents and grandparents is common in Asian cultures. This cocare practice provides many benefits to families but is also particularly complex, as both parents and grandparents must simultaneously fulfill their roles as cocaregivers as well as maintain their relationship with each other. This study aims to explore the determinants of coparenting relationships between parents and grandparents in Vietnam. Data were collected from 501 Vietnamese parents whose aging parents are active carers for their children. The results indicated that grandparent psychological control and parent-grandparent quality of communication explain the largest variance in both parent-grandparent coparenting conflict and cooperation. The results suggest that parenting interventions aimed at the Asian cultures, where grandparent care is common, may benefit from the inclusion of a content focus on promoting the coparenting relationship between parents and grandparents.
El cuidado compartido entre abuelos y padres es común en las culturas asiáticas. Esta práctica de cocuidado ofrece muchos beneficios a las familias pero también es particularmente compleja, ya que tanto los padres como los abuelos deben cumplir sus roles simultáneamente como cocuidadores y también mantener su relación mutua. Este estudio tiene como finalidad analizar los determinantes de las relaciones de cocrianza entre los padres y los abuelos en Vietnam. Se recopilaron datos de 501 padres vietnamitas cuyos padres de la tercera edad son cuidadores activos de sus hijos. Los resultados indicaron que el control psiscológico de los abuelos y la calidad de la comunicación entre los padres y los abuelos explican la mayor varianza en el conflicto y la cooperación en la cocrianza entre padres y abuelos. Los resultados sugieren que las intervenciones en la crianza orientadas a las culturas asiáticas, donde el cuidado de los abuelos es común, pueden beneficiarse de la inclusión de un contenido centrado en promover la relación de cocrianza entre padres y abuelos.