Efficacy of the Triple P – Positive Parenting Program on 0–12 year-old Quebec children's behavior

Marie-Hélène Gagné, Geneviève Piché, Liesette Brunson, Marie-Ève Clément, Sylvie Drapeau and Sarah-Maude Jean

Children and Youth Services Review, 2023, vol. 149, issue C

Abstract: This study evaluates the impact of the Triple P parenting support program (Primary Care and Group) on 0–12 year-old Quebec children's behavior. A quasi-experimental pretest – post-test design with an active care-as-usual comparison group was used examine program effects. A sample of 384 parents divided into two groups (n Triple P = 291; n comparison = 93) responded to four subscales of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire: emotional symptoms, conduct problems, hyperactivity/inattention, and prosocial behaviors. The dose of intervention received by each parent in terms of number of sessions was considered in the analyses. Results indicated that parents in the Triple P group reported larger improvements than parents in the comparison group with respect to conduct problems, hyperactivity/inattention, and prosocial behavior. Both groups reported similar moderate improvements on emotional symptoms. Intervention dose did not contribute to explaining these differences, beyond the nature of the intervention (Triple P vs care as usual). A follow-up of parents in the Triple P group two to four years after the end of the program (n follow-up = 164) suggested that the effects of Triple P are maintained over time. These results help to broaden the evidence base on the efficacy of this program in a sociocultural and linguistic context different from that in which it was developed.

Keywords: Child’s behavior; Parenting; Triple P; Program evaluation; Evidence-based program (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.106946

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