@article{ref1,
title="The impact of attachment-based parenting interventions on externalizing behaviors in toddlers and preschoolers: a systematic narrative review",
journal="Child and youth care forum",
year="2022",
author="Kohlhoff, Jane and Cibralic, Sara",
volume="51",
number="5",
pages="1005-1029",
abstract="Systematic reviews have shown attachment-based parenting programs to lead to improvements in parenting sensitivity and infant attachment, but none have focused specifically on the impact of attachment-based parenting programs on externalizing symptoms in young children.   Objective  The objective of this study was to review published randomized controlled trial evidence regarding the impact of attachment-based early parenting interventions on externalizing behaviors in children aged 1-5 years.   Methods  A systematic search of published literature available through to May 2020 was conducted. Seven published papers reporting results from trials testing six attachment-based parenting interventions were identified.   Results  Three of the seven programs were shown to be associated with statistically significant improvements in child externalizing behavior (Helping Encourage Affect Regulation, Child-Parent Psychotherapy, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy--Toddlers). For one program (Child-Parent Psychotherapy), there was also evidence in one study that improvements in child externalizing behaviors were sustained at 6-month follow-up. A number of methodological limitations were present among the studies identified, most commonly reliance on parent-report measures of externalizing behavior.   Conclusions  Taken together, results indicate that parenting interventions designed to promote secure parent-child attachment relationships may be effective in reducing externalizing behaviors in children aged 1-5 years of age. Further research is required to test programs in different populations and with longer follow-up times.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1053-1890",
doi="10.1007/s10566-021-09667-5",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10566-021-09667-5"
}