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Journal of Pediatric Psychology 2008 33(5):473-486; doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsm085
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A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Mother–Infant or Toddler Parenting Program: Demonstrating Effectiveness in Practice*

Louise Hayes1, Jan Matthews2, Alison Copley3 and Debra Welsh3

1University of Ballarat, Australia, 2Parenting Research Center and RMIT University, Australia, and 3Queen Elizabeth Center, Victoria, Australia

All correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Dr Louise Hayes, Department of Behavioral, Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Ballarat, PO Box 663, Mount Helen, Victoria 3353, Australia. E-mail: l.hayes{at}ballarat.edu.au.


  Abstract

Objective Describes outcomes of an intervention aimed to improve infant or toddler care and reduce parental distress. Methods A randomized controlled trial method was used with 118 mothers. Participants were allocated to an intervention group (n = 65) or an enhanced waitlist group (n = 53). Measures were taken at pre-, post-, and 6-weeks follow-up. Results Results demonstrated that mothers who attended the program reported improvement in depression, anxiety, stress, parental satisfaction, and decreases in problematic child behavior. Improvements were maintained at the 6-week follow up. Intention-to-treat analysis replicated the results, although with smaller effect sizes. Conclusions The results of this study demonstrate that delivery of a 1 day intervention for distressed mothers can contribute to lower levels of parental distress and child problem behavior. Given the importance of early mother–child relationships and the limited number of well-controlled studies on brief interventions this result is of significance to researchers and the service community.

Key words: infant development; maternal distress; maternal psychoeducation; mother–infant relationships; parent-training..

*Further information on the program described in this study is available from the Queen Elizabeth Center, http://www.qec.org.au/day-service.htm.

Received November 19, 2006; revision received August 15, 2007; accepted August 25, 2007


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