Citation

Casonato M, Nazzari S, Frigerio A. Clin. Child Psychol. Psychiatry 2017; 22(4): 561-571.

Affiliation

Child Psychopathology Unit, Scientific Institute 'Eugenio Medea', Italy.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1359104517719115

PMID

28712311

Abstract

The effects of the Video-feedback Intervention to promote Positive Parenting and Sensitive Discipline on improving maternal sensitivity and sensitive discipline were investigated using a randomized control design in a pilot sample of mothers at high risk of maltreatment. The study included 12 mothers and their 10- to 36-month-old children placed in parental residential care, due to a guardianship order issued by the Youth Court. Both at pretest and post-test, maternal sensitivity and sensitive discipline were assessed during mother-child interaction via observational measures. Mothers who received the intervention showed a significant reduction in dysfunctional strategies of maternal discipline.

RESULTS highlight the usefulness and feasibility of a brief residential care-based intervention in such a risk sample, with promising implications for the prevention of child maltreatment.

Language: en

Keywords

Video-feedback intervention; discipline; maltreatment; maternal sensitivity