Parental attitudes and children's self-concept and behavior following parents' participation in parent training groups

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ID11044639
AuthorsJoel S Kanigsberg (Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, corresponding author), Ronald F Levant (0000-0001-6153-7803)
Year1988
Volume16
Issue2
Pages152-160
Publication date1988-04-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-4392 • E-ISSN: 1520-6629
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/1520-6629(198804)16:2<152::aid-jcop2290160206>3.0.co;2-r
OpenAlexW2052205551
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited10

This study assessed changes in parental attitudes and children's self-concept and behavior following parents' participation in one of two skills training programs: behavioral skills and communication skills. At posttest, communication skills group parents demonstrated greater mutual understanding in the area of parent-child communication than did comparison group parents. These results were maintained at 3-month follow-up. Children of parents who participated in either training group showed positive changes in self-concept at posttest that were maintained at follow-up. The parentrated behavior of both groups of children did not improve at posttest. However, at follow-up, communication skills parents perceived their children as less withdrawn/hostile and perceived themselves as playing a greater role in the causation of their children's behavior.

Causation · Communication skills · Communication skills training · Developmental psychology · Intervention (counseling) · Medical education · Parent training · Psychiatry · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Child Therapy and Development · Family and Disability Support Research · Medicine · Psychology

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