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Psychophysiological Assessment of the Effectiveness of Emotion Regulation Strategies in Childhood
Published on: February 11, 2017
Trajectories of Child and Caregiver Positive Coping Following a Brief Emotion-Focused Family Therapy (EFFT)
Imogen M Sloss1, Jackson Smith1,2, Laura Colucci1,2
1Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Abstract:
Families play an influential role in promoting positive coping (PC) among youth, which has led to the development of family-based interventions, such as emotion-focused family therapy (EFFT). The present study examined trajectories of PC over 1 year following a 2-day virtual caregiver group EFFT intervention. Participants included 155 caregivers who attended the EFFT intervention. Caregivers completed measures on themselves and up to four children at six time points from pre-intervention to 12-month follow-up. Higher-order growth curve analysis modelled trajectories of PC for individuals nested within families. Participants exhibited an increase in PC over 12 months. Caregivers had higher initial PC levels than children and improved at a slower rate. Finally, participants in families with higher social support and lower family dysfunction had higher baseline PC. These variables did not predict change. Findings reveal that aspects of the family environment are related to PC, highlighting the importance of family-based interventions.
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