Conduct disorder in pre-school children Mental and Behavioural Disorders Conduct disorder
Conditions
Interventions
The study evaluates a parenting programme as an intervention. The 126 participants were randomly allocated to intervention and waiting list control on a 2:1 (intervention to control) basis, after they
Sponsors
The Health Foundation (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Families were included in the study if they lived within a designated Sure Start (socially disadvantaged, predominantly low-income) area with a child aged three or four years scoring above the clinical cut-off on either the problem or intensity scale of the Eyberg Child Behaviour Inventory (ECBI).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participants were excluded if children: 1. Were the wrong age 2. Scored below the clinical cut-off on the ECBI 3. If the family were not on a low income
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Follow-up scores on the ECBI | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Other questionnaire measures which assess parental stress and depression levels, parenting skills, child hyperactivity, child social competence, child self-control, child deviance. In addition parent-child observations were carried out to objectively assess interactions and parent skills and child behaviour. | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed