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Parenting through change: an effective prevention program for single mothers.

M S Forgatch1, D S DeGarmo

  • 1Oregon Social Learning Center, Eugene, Oregon 97401, USA. marionf@oslc.org

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
|October 27, 1999
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Parent training for divorcing mothers improved parenting, supporting coercion theory. Better parenting practices led to improved child adjustment and reduced maladjustment, benefiting children indirectly.

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Area of Science:

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Family Studies
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Divorce presents challenges for parenting and child adjustment.
  • Coercion theory explains coercive parent-child interactions.
  • Parent training aims to improve parenting skills.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Evaluate a parent-training program's effectiveness for divorcing mothers.
  • Test the principles of coercion theory in a prevention context.
  • Examine the link between parenting practices and child outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • Randomized experimental prevention study.
  • 238 divorcing mothers with sons in Grades 1-3.
  • Intervention group received parent training; control group did not.

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Main Results:

  • Parent training reduced coercive parenting and maintained positive parenting.
  • Coercion theory was supported by the findings.
  • Improved parenting correlated with better school adjustment and reduced child maladjustment.

Conclusions:

  • Parent training is effective in improving parenting for divorcing mothers.
  • Parenting improvements indirectly benefit child outcomes.
  • Coercion theory provides a useful framework for understanding these effects.