Citation

Silovsky JF, Niec LN, Bard D, Hecht DB. J. Clin. Child Adolesc. Psychol. 2007; 36(3): 378-391.

Affiliation

Department of Pediatrics, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73190, USA. jane-silovsky@ouhsc.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/15374410701444330

PMID

17658982

Abstract

This pilot study evaluated a 12-week group treatment program for preschool children with interpersonal sexual behavior problems (SBP; N = 85; 53 completed at least 8 sessions). Many children presented with co-occurring trauma symptoms and disruptive behaviors. In intent-to-treat analysis, a significant linear reduction in SBP due to number of treatment sessions attended was found, an effect that was independent of linear reductions affiliated with elapsed time. Under the assumption that treatment can have an incremental impact, more than one third of the variance was accounted for by treatment effects, with female and older children most favorably impacted. Caregivers reported increase in knowledge, satisfaction, and usefulness of treatment. In addition to replication, future research is needed to examine (a) effects of environment change and time on SBP, (b) stability of treatment effects, and (c) best practices to integrate evidence-based treatments for comorbid conditions.

Language: en