ArticleFrontiers in psychology2019
A Randomized Control Trial Evaluating an Online Mindful Parenting Training for Mothers With Elevated Parental Stress.
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27 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Online Parenting Programs for Children's Behavioral and Emotional Problems: a Network Meta-Analysis.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2025Pooled it
- Engaging Parents in Technology-Assisted Interventions for Childhood Adversity: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Pooled it
- Mindfulness-enhanced parenting programmes for improving the psychosocial outcomes of children (0 to 18 years) and their parents.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Promoting Mental Health in Parents of Young Children Using eHealth Interventions: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of a Mobile-Based Intervention for Parents of Children With Crying, Sleeping, and Feeding Problems: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2023Trial
- Brief Report: Mindfulness Training for Chinese Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Their Parents in Hong Kong.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2021Trial
- Parental anxiety in differences of sex development and hypospadias: a psychosocial characterization.Journal of the Endocrine Society · 2026Article
- Feasibility and Acceptability of a Mindfulness App Intervention for Healthcare Worker Families Under Stress: A Pilot Micro-Randomized Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Stress from pregnancy disclosure and its impact on teen mothers' identity in Rwanda: a qualitative study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Study Protocol for the Development and Preliminary Efficacy Assessment ofHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Parental Reflective Capacities: A Scoping Review of Mindful Parenting and Parental Reflective Functioning.Mindfulness · 2024Article
- A brief online mindful parenting program: Feasibility and initial effects pilot in a community sample.Journal of child and family studies · 2023Article
- Explaining Parenting Stress among Adoptive Parents: The Contribution of Mindfulness, Psychological Flexibility, and Self-Compassion.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The impact of psychological flexibility on family dynamics amidst the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal perspective.Journal of contextual behavioral science · 2022Article
- Self-compassion and mindful parenting among postpartum mothers during the COVID-19 pandemic: The role of depressive and anxious symptoms.Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.) · 2022Article
- Effectiveness of Pediatric Teleconsultation to Prevent Skin Conditions in Infants and Reduce Parenting Stress in Mothers: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2022Article
- Mindful Parenting Mediated Between Mothers' Perceived Stress During COVID-19 and Child Adjustment.Mindfulness · 2022Article
- Headspace for parents: qualitative report investigating the use of a mindfulness-based app for managing parents' stress during COVID-19.BJPsych open · 2022Article
- Mindful Parent Training for Parents of Children Aged 3-12 Years with Behavioral Problems: a Scoping Review.Mindfulness · 2022Article
- Enhancing Parental Well-being: Initial Efficacy of a 21-Day Online Self-help Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Parents.Mindfulness · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe prevalence of maternal stress in early years of parenting can negatively impact child development. Therefore, there is a need for an early intervention that is easily accessible and low in costs. The current study examined the effectiveness of an 8-session online mindful parenting training for mothers with elevated levels of parental stress.
methodsA total of 76 mothers were randomized into an intervention (
resultsThe online mindful parenting intervention was shown to be significantly more effective at a 95% level than a waitlist period with regard to over-reactive parenting discipline and symptoms of depression and anxiety (small and medium effect sizes), and significantly more effective at a 90% level with regard to self-compassion, and mother-rated child aggressive behavior and child emotional reactivity (small effect sizes). The primary outcome, parental stress, was found to have a 95% significant within-group effect only for the subscale parental role restriction (delayed small effect size improvement at follow-up). No significant improvements on child outcomes were found for the non-participating parent.
conclusionTo conclude, the results provide first evidence that an online mindful parenting training may be an easily accessible and valuable intervention for mothers with elevated levels of parental stress.
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