Externalizing behavior problems.
Conditions
Interventions
The IY training is aimed at improving parenting skills in order to reduce child behavioral problems, such as aggressive behavior, and enhance competent behavior. The IY training includes 14 to16 weekl
Sponsors
Department of Developmental Psychology and Utrecht Centre of Child and Adolescent Studies, Utrecht University.
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Families with children aged 4-8; 2. Eyberg Child Behavior Checklist (ECBI) score at or above the 75th percentile.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Mental retardation of the parent and/or child (IQ ≤ 70); 2. Not mastering the Dutch language.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcomes are the possible moderating effects of child genotype on the IY intervention effect (i.e., on the decrease in externalizing problems behavior and/or increase in prosocial behavior of the child). The intervention effect will be assessed with the ECBI, the Matson Evaluation of Social Skills with Youngsters (MESSY), and the Dyadic Parent-Child Interaction Coding System-Revised (DPICS-R). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes will be the observed (changes in) emotional synchronization in parent-child interactions as possible underlying behavioral mechanism to the G×(G)×E interactions. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactGeertjan Overbeek
PO Box 80140
Outcome results
None listed