Interparental violence / Domestic Violence, Emotional and behavioral problems, Posttraumatic-stress Huiselijk geweld, Emotionele en gedragsproblemen, Posttraumatische stress
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention program “En nu ik…!” (“Now it’s time for me!”).
The program “En nu ik…!” partly stems from the preventive psycho-educational intervention program “Kids’ Club” (Graham-Bermann, 1992) and
2. To learn how to express emotions and how to cope with feelings and problems in a different (non-violent) way and
3. To learn protection skills (enlarging social network, how to call 911).
In every session the same structure is followed to create a safe predictable environment. Every activity is related to the t
2. Emotions
3. Sadness or happiness and a safe place
4. Anger
5. Disputes and loyalty
6. Violence, disputes and contact with the violent parent
7. Secrets and safety
8. The future, and
9. Saying goodbye and evaluation.
Parent’s sessions:
Parents may not be very responsive towards their children because of thei
Sponsors
VU University, Department of Clinical Child and Family Studies
Van der Boechorststraat 1
1081 BT Amsterdam
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. The child has witnessed interparental violence; 2. In the child’s current living situation interparental violence does not occur; 3. The child is aged between 6 and 12 years; 4. The non-violent caregiving, custodial parent and the child are willing to participate in the program; 5. Parent(s) have given informed consent for participation in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. The child has an intellectual disability; 2. The behavioral problems of the child are so severe that (s)he can not function in a group; 3. One or both of the parents do(es) not agree that the child participates in this study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The main question of this study is whether children who experienced interparental violence benefit from participating in ?En nu ik?!? in terms of a stronger decrease in posttraumatic stress symptoms (TSCYC, TSCC), in externalizing behavior problems and in internalizing behavior problems (CBCL, CDI) after participating in the intervention program compared to children participating in the control program. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Hypothesized mediators are parent-child interaction (FIT, AEED, DAI), feelings of emotional security within the family (SIFS: secure), coping skills (HICUPS), feelings of guilt (CERQ-k: self-blame) and the ability to differentiate and express emotions (EAQ: differentiating emotions). Posttraumatic stress symptoms of the parent (IES-R) and the child (TSCYC, TSCC), psychopathology of the parent (HADS), duration and severity of the interparental violence (CTS2, CTS-PC), parenting stress (NOSI-k) and demographics are examined for their moderating role. Control variables are new potential stressful or traumatic experiences and treatment integrity. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactMathilde M. Overbeek
VU University, Department of Clinical Child and Family Studies Van der Boechorststraat 1, kamer 3B14
Outcome results
None listed