TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Moms and dads count in a prevention program for kindergarten children with behavior problems
JO  - Canadian journal of school psychology
A1  - Besnard, Thérèse
A1  - Verlaan, Pierrette
A1  - Vitaro, Frank
A1  - Capuano, France
A1  - Poulin, François
SP  - 219
EP  - 238
VL  - 28
IS  - 2
N2  - The study measured the added effect of father participation in the parent-training component of a violence and school dropout prevention program on quality of parenting practices (from self-report and direct observation) and level of kindergarten child behavior problem (CBP; from teacher and mother report). Pre- and post-test evaluations were conducted with three groups (a) MF: both mother and father participating (n = 37); (b) M: mother only participating (n = 13); and (c) C: control group (n = 18 mother-father pairs). Maternal parenting practices improved in the MF group but deteriorated in the M and C groups, whereas paternal parenting practices remained unchanged in the MF group but deteriorated in the C group. Overall, father participation had no short-term effect on CBPs; the children in all three groups improved their behavior. <br><br>RESULTS confirm the importance of stepping up efforts to implicate both parents in prevention programs for disruptive children.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0829-5735
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0829573513491061
ID  - ref1
ER  -