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Psychophysiological Assessment of the Effectiveness of Emotion Regulation Strategies in Childhood
Published on: February 11, 2017
An emotion-focused early intervention for children with emerging conduct problems
Sophie S Havighurst1, Melissa Duncombe, Emma Frankling
1Mindful: Centre for Training and Research in Developmental Health, University of Melbourne, Building C, 50 Flemington Street, Flemington, Melbourne, 3031, Australia, sophie.h@unimelb.edu.au.
This study shows an early intervention program improved parents' emotion socialization and children's emotion competence and behavior. The emotion-focused approach is effective for children with emerging conduct problems.
Area of Science:
- Child Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
Background:
- Conduct problems in children are a significant concern.
- Early intervention is crucial for addressing behavioral issues.
- Existing interventions may lack a comprehensive, emotion-focused approach.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the real-world effectiveness of an emotion-focused, multi-systemic early intervention.
- To assess the impact of combining a parenting program with a child and school socio-emotional intervention.
- To target children with emerging conduct problems in lower socioeconomic areas.
Main Methods:
- Randomized controlled trial in schools in Victoria, Australia.
- Screening for behavior problems in early elementary school children.
- Intervention group received combined parenting and school-based socio-emotional support; control group was wait-listed.
- Data collected at baseline and 10 months via parent/teacher reports and child assessments.
Main Results:
- Intervention parents showed reduced emotional dismissiveness and increased empathy.
- Children in the intervention group demonstrated improved emotion understanding and behavior compared to controls.
- Positive changes were observed in parent emotion socialization and family emotion expressiveness.
Conclusions:
- An emotion-focused, multi-systemic early intervention is effective in real-world settings.
- The intervention positively impacts both parent and child socio-emotional functioning.
- This approach offers a promising strategy for managing early conduct problems.
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