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SynthesisClinical child and family psychology review2008

A comprehensive meta-analysis of Triple P-Positive Parenting Program using hierarchical linear modeling: effectiveness and moderating variables.

Christoph Nowak, Nina Heinrichs

Abstract readMeta-Analysis
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Synthesis in Clinical child and family psychology review, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 146 papers, 14 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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146citing papers in PubMed, 14 pooled it
24.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

146 citing papers in PubMed, 14 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 621 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Group Triple P Intervention Effects on Children and Parents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  7. Technology-Assisted Parenting Interventions for Families Experiencing Social Disadvantage: a Meta-Analysis.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2020
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  18. A positive parenting program to enhance positive affect in children of previously depressed mothers.Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43) · 2022
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86 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Christoph NowakInstitute of Psychology, University of Braunschweig, Humboldtstr. 33, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany. nowakchr@googlemail.com
Nina Heinrichs
Bielefeld University · DETechnische Universität Braunschweig · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A meta-analysis encompassing all studies evaluating the impact of the Triple P-Positive Parenting Program on parent and child outcome measures was conducted in an effort to identify variables that moderate the program's effectiveness. Hierarchical linear models (HLM) with three levels of data were employed to analyze effect sizes. The results (N=55 studies) indicate that Triple P causes positive changes in parenting skills, child problem behavior and parental well-being in the small to moderate range, varying as a function of the intensity of the intervention. The most salient findings of variables moderating the interventions' impact were larger effects found on parent report as compared to observational measures and more improvement associated with more intensive formats and initially more distressed families. Sample characteristics (e.g., child's age, being a boy) and methodological features (e.g., study quality) exhibited different degrees of predictive power. The analysis clearly identified several strengths of the Triple P system, most importantly its ability to effect meaningful improvement in parents and children. Some limitations pertain to the small evidence-base of certain formats of Triple P and the lack of follow-up data beyond 3 years after the intervention. Many of the present findings may be relevant to other evidence-based parenting programs.

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Models, PsychologicalParent-Child RelationsParentingProgram DevelopmentAdultChildHumans

Identifiers

PMID18509758
OpenAlexW2123899263

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