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Showing 1 to 20 of 50 for “"Child Behaviour"”.
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The impact of inflated responsibility and maternal reassurance on child behaviour.
… to support the applicability of these models to children, although the models do not take into account family context. Parents are often involved in accommodating their child’s OCD through the provision of reassurance. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between maternal inflated …
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Exploring Maternal Personal and Interpersonal Functioning to Explain the Relation between Maternal Childhood Maltreatment History and Child Behaviour Problems
I investigated the association between maternal childhood maltreatment history and child behaviour problems in the next generation, and what maternal personal and interpersonal variables mediate this relation. I hypothesized that previously studied maternal variables (maternal depression, social …
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Using Video Interaction Guidance (VIG) to improve parent-child interactions and child behaviour outcomes and to reduce parental dysfunctional discipline and stress: an embedded case study
… literature surrounding problem and disruptive behaviour in early childhood, and to provide a theoretical background for the empirical study, entitled: “Using VIG to improve parent-child interactions and child behaviour outcomes, and to reduce parental dysfunctional discipline and stress: An …
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Stress, resources, and coping in parents of children with externalizing and internalizing behaviours.
… as a framework to examine the extent to which child behaviour problems (Factor A), resources (Factor B), and coping strategies (Factor C) predict parental stress (Factor X), and whether resources and coping strategies moderate the relationship between child behaviour problems and stress in …
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Latent Variable Models for Longitudinal Outcomes from a Parenting Intervention Study
… aimed to reduce harsh parenting practices and child behavioural problems in high-risk South African families. This research project examined the use of structural equation modelling (SEM) for longitudinal profiles and latent growth mediation modelling. Improved behaviour was observed in terms …
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The parenting children course study: a quantitative and qualitative evaluation of a church based parenting intervention in the community
… shown to improve parenting competence and reduce child behaviour problems. More rigorous evaluations of such programmes are needed. This study provides such an evaluation of The Parenting Children Course run by Holy Trinity Brompton (HTB) church in London. The course runs Live, on DVD and in inner …
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Relationship-Focused Intervention for Substance-Involved Women and Their Children
Children of substance-using mothers experience both internal and external barriers to optimal development and mental health. High quality caregiving is protective for these children; however, substance-using women may experience difficulty providing consistent and sensitive care due to past …
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Korean families of a child with a disability: Parenting programme preferences and effectiveness of the Stepping Stones Triple P Program
Children with a developmental disability (DD) often show a range of emotional and behavioural problems, which can be stressful and challenging for parents to manage. The evidence-based parenting programme, Stepping Stones Triple P, has demonstrated effectiveness for reducing child behaviour …
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Predictors of Attendance and the Impact of Attendance on Outcomes for a Parenting Programme in Two Southeast Asian Countries
Background: Children living in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) experience alarmingly high rates of maltreatment, frequently at the hands of caregivers. Group-based parenting programmes show promise for reducing and preventing child maltreatment, as well as for improving positive parenting, …
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The Longitudinal Trajectory of Subclinical Manic Symptoms from Childhood to Adolescence and their Predictive Validity for Bipolar Disorder
… adolescents. Participants were assessed with the Child Behaviour Checklist 6-18 (CBCL 6-18) at ages 11, 13 and 16 years and were administered the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) at age 19. The prevalence rate for BD in TRAILS was 5.4%.<br/><br/>Results<br/>I developed and …
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Parenting : risk and protective factors for mothers with a history of exposure to family violence.
… influence of intimate partner violence and early childhood abuse on women’s current parenting, and to identify other factors which aid or interrupt positive parenting and how these factors might affect their children’s’ behaviour. Method: Women from the greater Cape Town region in South Africa who …
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Investigating the Effectiveness of PRAISE as a Parenting Support Coaching Intervention
… groups and have shown improvements in child and parenting behaviour. These parenting interventions tend to be delivered in group formats and are not tailored to the parent-child dyad (Ogbu, 1981). Coaching has been described as an intervention that assists an individual to make changes …
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Chinese parenting and children's compliance to adults: a cross-cultural comparative study
… mothers, and the compliance of their young children (aged 5–7), in order to elucidate the effects of child temperament, culture and acculturation strategies on reported parenting beliefs and practices, observed parental behaviour, child behaviour, mother–child interaction dynamics and …
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Promoting mental health and psychological wellbeing in Children: a socio-cultural activity theory analysis of professional contributions and learning in a multidisciplinary team
… mental health and psychological well being in children within family and community settings. It brings together three current priorities of policy and practice, namely, promoting mental health and psychological wellbeing in children and young people, multidisciplinary teamwork, and professional …
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Attitudes of parents, teachers and adolescents on the cultural practice of physical punishment for behaviour management of Solwezi District
… and parents and teachers’ practices in the behaviour management of their children. The research design used two questionnaire scales; the first was employed to measure the attitudes of parents, teachers and adolescents and the second was administered on parents and teachers to identify their …
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Attitudes of parents, teachers and adolescents on the cultural practice of physical punishment for behaviour management of Solwezi District
… and parents and teachers’ practices in the behaviour management of their children. The research design used two questionnaire scales; the first was employed to measure the attitudes of parents, teachers and adolescents and the second was administered on parents and teachers to identify their …
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Timely intervention: before it's too hard: an investigation into the effectiveness of off-site intervention programs for students exhibiting behavioural difficulties in mainstream schools
… conforming to school rules and expected school behavioural norms are at risk of being excluded from their own schools, and possibly from further education. Failure to complete twelve years of schooling places the students at a social and economic disadvantage for the rest of their lives. …
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Parent Treatment Integrity Across Multiple Components of a Behavioural Intervention
Children with a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often present with challenging behaviours such as aggression, extreme tantrums, non-compliance, or self-injury, which are associated with increased family stress. Behaviour analytic interventions are considered evidence-based practice for …
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Implementation of an attention training program with children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in South Africa
… Disorder (ADHD) is a group of behavioural symptoms that include inattentiveness, hyperactivity and impulsiveness and tends to be the most commonly diagnosed childhood behavioural disorder. The aim of this study was to determine the feasibility of the Pay Attention! Intervention …
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