caa a22 4500 606153950 CHVBK 20210128100556.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150701xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11121-015-0551-1 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11121-015-0551-1 A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of a Brief Parenting Intervention in Low-Resource Settings in Panama [Elektronische Daten] [Anilena Mejia, Rachel Calam, Matthew Sanders] The aim of this study was to determine whether an intervention from the Triple P Positive Parenting Program system was effective in reducing parental reports of child behavioral difficulties in urban low-income settings in Panama City. A pilot parallel-group randomized controlled trial was carried out. A total of 108 parents of children 3 to 12years old with some level of parent-rated behavioral difficulties were randomly assigned to a discussion group on "dealing with disobedience” or to a no intervention control. Blinded assessments were carried out prior to the intervention, 2weeks, 3months, and 6months later. Results indicated that parental reports of child behavioral difficulties changed over time and decreased more steeply in the intervention than in the control group. The effects of the intervention on parental reports of behavioral difficulties were moderate at post-intervention and 3-month follow-up, and large at 6-month follow-up. Parents who participated in the discussion group reported fewer behavioral difficulties in their children after the intervention than those in the control condition. They also reported reduced parental stress and less use of dysfunctional parenting practices. There is a limited amount of evidence on the efficacy of parenting interventions in low-resource settings. This pilot trial was carried out using a small convenience sample living in low-income urban communities in Panama City, and therefore, the findings are of reduced generalizability to other settings. However, the methodology employed in this trial represents an example for future work in other low-resource settings. Society for Prevention Research, 2015 Parenting nationallicence Low-resource settings nationallicence Child behavioral difficulties nationallicence Mejia Anilena School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Manchester, Zochonis Building, Brunswick Street, M13 9PL, Manchester, England aut Calam Rachel School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Manchester, Zochonis Building, Brunswick Street, M13 9PL, Manchester, England aut Sanders Matthew School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Manchester, Zochonis Building, Brunswick Street, M13 9PL, Manchester, England aut Prevention Science Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 16/5(2015-07-01), 707-717 1389-4986 16:5<707 2015 16 11121 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-015-0551-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-015-0551-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Mejia Anilena School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Manchester, Zochonis Building, Brunswick Street, M13 9PL, Manchester, England aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Calam Rachel School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Manchester, Zochonis Building, Brunswick Street, M13 9PL, Manchester, England aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Sanders Matthew School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Manchester, Zochonis Building, Brunswick Street, M13 9PL, Manchester, England aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Prevention Science Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 16/5(2015-07-01), 707-717 1389-4986 16:5<707 2015 16 11121