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SynthesisClinical child and family psychology review2016

Engagement in Behavioral Parent Training: Review of the Literature and Implications for Practice.

Anil Chacko, Scott A Jensen, Lynda S Lowry, Melinda Cornwell, Alyssa Chimklis, Elizabeth Chan, Daniel Lee, Brenda Pulgarin

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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Clinical child and family psychology review, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06447909 (Randomized Controlled Trial of a Behavioral Training App), which is not on this map. Cited by 183 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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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.

NCT06447909 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Randomized Controlled Trial of a Behavioral Training App

TypeinterventionalSponsorNew York UniversityRan2024 to 2024Enrolled100ConditionsBehavior, Child, Disruptive Behavior, Executive Dysfunction, Attention-deficitArmsTreatment App, Sham app
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

183 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  6. A Meta-Analysis of Parenting Interventions for Immigrants.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2023
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  12. Parent Mental Health and Engagement in Parenting Interventions for Child ADHD.Research on child and adolescent psychopathology · 2026
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  16. Helping the Noncompliant Child and Child Behavior Outcomes: An Exploratory Examination of Financial Strain.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2025
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123 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

8 authors.

Anil ChackoDepartment of Applied Psychology, New York University, 246 Greene Street, Room 702, New York, NY, 10003, USA.
Scott A JensenDepartment of Psychology, University of the Pacific, 3601 Pacific Ave., Stockton, CA, 95211, USA. sjensen@pacific.edu.
Lynda S LowryDepartment of Counseling, School, and Educational Psychology, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA.
Melinda CornwellDepartment of Psychology, Queens College, City University of New York, New York, NY, USA.
Alyssa ChimklisDepartment of Applied Psychology, New York University, 246 Greene Street, Room 702, New York, NY, 10003, USA.
Elizabeth ChanDepartment of Applied Psychology, New York University, 246 Greene Street, Room 702, New York, NY, 10003, USA.
Daniel LeeDepartment of Applied Psychology, New York University, 246 Greene Street, Room 702, New York, NY, 10003, USA.
Brenda PulgarinDepartment of Applied Psychology, New York University, 246 Greene Street, Room 702, New York, NY, 10003, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Engagement in behavioral parent training (BPT), including enrollment, attrition, attendance, within-session engagement, and homework completion, has long been a critical issue in the literature. Several estimates of various aspects of engagement have been suggested in the literature, but a systematic review of the available literature has never been accomplished. This review examines engagement data across 262 studies of BPT. Recruitment attrition, program attrition, attendance, and within-session engagement are examined across studies, with particular emphasis on the impact that SES, study purpose (efficacy vs. effectiveness), treatment format (individual vs. group), and age of child may have on those rates. Results of this review suggest that the significant amount of attrition occurs prior to enrollment in BPT, with at least 25 % of those identified as appropriate for BPT not enrolling in such programs. An additional 26 % begin, but drop out before completing treatment. Still the combined dropout rate of at least 51 % leaves at best half of identified parents completing treatment. While SES status had a small effect on attrition, other variables were not found to meaningfully impact engagement. Information on within-session engagement (homework and ratings of participation) was not often reported in studies. Key issues in this literature (e.g., varying definitions of engagement, limited attention to reporting key aspects of engagement) are discussed, and recommendations are made to further improve this important area of research and clinical practice.

Indexed as

ParentingBehavior TherapyEducation, NonprofessionalHumansAttritionBehavioral parent trainingEngagement

Identifiers

PMID27311693

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