Parenting Intervention for Externalizing Behavior Problems in Children Born Premature: An Initial Examination
- 1 April 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics
- Vol. 31 (3), 209-216
- https://doi.org/10.1097/dbp.0b013e3181d5a294
Abstract
Objective: To examine the initial efficacy of parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT) for treating behavior problems in young children who were born premature. Method: In this randomized, controlled trial, 28 children between the ages of 18 and 60 months, who were born <37 weeks gestation and presented with clinically significant externalizing behavior problems, were randomly assigned to an immediate treatment (IT) or waitlist (WL) control group. Results: After 4 months, children who received PCIT were reported by their mother to have less attention problems, aggressive behaviors, and externalizing and internalizing behavior problems, and they were observed to be more compliant to maternal commands than children in the WL group. In addition, mothers in the IT group interacted more positively with their child, reported lower parenting stress related to difficult child behavior and demonstrated improved parenting practices compared with WL mothers. Behavior change maintained for 80% of the IT children 4 months after treatment completion. Conclusions: This study demonstrates preliminary efficacy of PCIT for the treatment of behavior problems in young children who were born premature.Keywords
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