- Title
- The impact of behavioural parent training on fathers' parenting: a meta-analysis of the Triple-P Positive Parenting Program
- Creator
- Fletcher, Richard; Freeman, Emily; Matthey, Stephen
- Relation
- Fathering: A Journal of Theory, Research, & Practice about Men as Fathers Vol. 9, Issue 3, p. 291-312
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.3149/fth.0903.291
- Publisher
- Men's Studies Press
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2011
- Description
- Behavioural parent training programs have been developed to address child behaviour problems through improvement in parenting practices. Ideally, programs would demonstrate effectiveness with all parents. The Triple P-Positive Parenting Program is widely reported as an effective, evidence-based program for parents. However, in this meta-analysis we demonstrate that there are significant differences in program effectiveness for mothers and fathers. We show that while Triple P has a large positive effect on mothers’ parenting practices, it has a smaller effect on fathers’ parenting practices. Considering that fathers make a significant and unique contribution to child development, we argue that it is important for parenting programs to assess their effectiveness with fathers as well as mothers.
- Subject
- fathers; parenting program; Triple P
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1039231
- Identifier
- uon:13628
- Identifier
- ISSN:1537-6680
- Language
- eng
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