Trial reportJournal of medical Internet research2018
A Single-Session, Web-Based Parenting Intervention to Prevent Adolescent Depression and Anxiety Disorders: Randomized Controlled Trial.
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- Parental Involvement in Adolescent Psychological Interventions: A Meta-analysis.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2024Pooled it
- Engaging Parents in Technology-Assisted Interventions for Childhood Adversity: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Pooled it
- Characteristics of Mobile Health Platforms for Depression and Anxiety: Content Analysis Through a Systematic Review of the Literature and Systematic Search of Two App Stores.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Pooled it
- Communication Technology Use by Caregivers of Adolescents With Mental Health Issues: Systematic Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2020Pooled it
- Ensuring participant safety in research studies evaluating digital mental health interventions delivered remotely - insights from the PIPA trial of an online parenting intervention to prevent affective disorders in high-risk adolescents.BMC medical research methodology · 2026Trial
- Efficacy of a Single-Session "Empowered Relief" Zoom-Delivered Group Intervention for Chronic Pain: Randomized Controlled Trial Conducted During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Trial
- A randomised controlled trial of a relationship-focussed mobile phone application for improving adolescents' mental health.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2020Trial
- Evaluating the efficacy of the Family Check-Up Online: A school-based, eHealth model for the prevention of problem behavior during the middle school years.Development and psychopathology · 2019Trial
- Reducing Parental Accommodation in Neurodiverse Families: Adaptation of a Digital Single-Session Intervention.Child psychiatry and human development · 2026Article
- Child and adolescent psychiatry: challenges, solutions, opportunities, and future directions.World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) · 2026Article
- A single session online training reduces intolerance of uncertainty and improves mental health in emerging adults.Psychological medicine · 2025Article
- A Single-Session Virtual Validation Intervention for Family Members of Youth Experiencing Emotion Dysregulation.Family process · 2025Article
- Designing a Cross-Cultural Bridging Intervention to Increase Under-Served Immigrant Parents' Engagement in Evidence-Based Online Parenting Programs: A Co-Design Study with Indian-Origin Parents in Australia.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- A mobile-based, single-session intervention to empower parents of adolescents hospitalised for non-suicidal self-injury: A mixed-methods randomised controlled trial.Internet interventions · 2025Article
- A Scoping Review of Prevention Classification in Mental Health: Examining the Application of Caplan's and Gordon's Prevention Frameworks (2018-2024).Journal of prevention (2022) · 2025Article
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- What was done for youths aged 15 to 24 around the world? A systematic review of worldwide mental health interventions.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2025Review
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- Symptoms of depression and anxiety in Chinese adolescents: heterogeneity and associations with executive function.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
- School-based Psychosocial interventions on mental health among Chinese rural children with traumatic experiences: a protocol using cluster randomized controlled trial.BMC psychology · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundDepression and anxiety disorders are significant contributors to burden of disease in young people, highlighting the need to focus preventive efforts early in life. Despite substantial evidence for the role of parents in the prevention of adolescent depression and anxiety disorders, there remains a need for translation of this evidence into preventive parenting interventions. To address this gap, we developed a single-session, Web-based, tailored psychoeducation intervention that aims to improve parenting practices known to influence the development of adolescent depression and anxiety disorders.
objectiveThe aim of this study was to evaluate the short-term effects of the intervention on parenting risk and protective factors and symptoms of depression and anxiety in adolescent participants.
methodsWe conducted a single-blind, parallel group, superiority randomized controlled trial comparing the intervention with a 3-month waitlist control. The intervention is fully automated and consists of two components: (1) completion of an online self-assessment of current parenting practices against evidence-based parenting recommendations for the prevention of adolescent depression and anxiety disorders and (2) an individually tailored feedback report highlighting each parent’s strengths and areas for improvement based on responses to the self-assessment. A community sample of 349 parents, together with 327 adolescents (aged 12-15 years), were randomized to either the intervention or waitlist control condition. Parents and adolescents completed online self-reported assessments of parenting and adolescent symptoms of depression and anxiety at baseline, 1-month (parent-report of parenting only), and 3-month follow-up.
resultsCompared with controls, intervention group parents showed significantly greater improvement in parenting risk and protective factors from baseline to 1-month and 3-month follow-up (F
conclusionsFindings suggest that a single-session, individually tailored, Web-based parenting intervention can improve parenting factors that are known to influence the development of depression and anxiety in adolescents. However, our results do not support the effectiveness of the intervention in improving adolescent depression or anxiety symptoms in the short-term. Long-term studies are required to adequately assess the relationship between improving parenting factors and adolescent depression and anxiety outcomes. Nonetheless, this is a promising avenue for the translation of research into a low-cost, sustainable, universal prevention approach.
trial registrationAustralian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry: ACTRN12615000247572; https://www.anzctr.org.au/Trial/Registration/TrialReview.aspx?ACTRN=12615000247572 (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/6v1ha19XG)
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