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Group-based parenting programs show short-term benefits for parental psychosocial wellbeing, including reduced depression and anxiety. However, these improvements, particularly in stress and confidence, diminish over time, necessitating further research for sustained effects.

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Psychology
Public Health
Family Studies

Background:

Parental psychosocial health significantly impacts parent-child relationships and child development.
Existing research shows parenting programs improve child adjustment, but their effect on parental wellbeing is less understood.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the effectiveness of group-based parenting programs in enhancing parental psychosocial wellbeing.
Key areas of focus include parental anxiety, depression, guilt, and confidence.

Main Methods:

A systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) was conducted, searching multiple databases up to December 2012.
Included RCTs compared group-based parenting programs against control conditions, utilizing standardized measures of parental psychosocial health.

Main Results:

48 studies involving 4937 participants found significant short-term improvements in parental depression, anxiety, stress, anger, guilt, confidence, and partner satisfaction.
Improvements in stress and confidence were sustained at six months, but not at one year. No effects were observed for self-esteem.
Limited data indicated short-term stress reduction for fathers, with inconclusive results for other paternal outcomes.

Conclusions:

Group-based parenting programs effectively improve parental psychosocial wellbeing in the short term.
Sustaining these benefits requires further intervention, and more research is needed on father-specific outcomes and program mechanisms.