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Entre - Parents : Initial Outcome Evaluation of a Preventive-Parenting Program for French-Speaking Parents

Lucia, Sonia ; Dumas, Jean

In: The Journal of Primary Prevention, 2013, vol. 34, no. 3, p. 135-146

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    Titre
    • Entre - Parents
      Initial Outcome Evaluation of a Preventive-Parenting Program for French-Speaking Parents
    Auteur
    • Lucia, Sonia. Department of Psychology, FPSE, University of Geneva, Bd du Pont d'Arve 40, 1211, Geneva 4, Switzerland
    • Dumas, Jean. Department of Psychology, FPSE, University of Geneva, Bd du Pont d'Arve 40, 1211, Geneva 4, Switzerland
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Langue
    • Anglais
    Publié dans
    • The Journal of Primary Prevention, 2013, vol. 34, no. 3, p. 135-146. Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com
    Autre version électronique
    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:319810
    Summary
    Entre-Parents is the French adaptation of Parenting Our Children to Excellence, an eight-session group-parenting program for parents of preschoolers. An evaluation conducted in the French-speaking part of Switzerland with 132 parents provides initial evidence for the community acceptability and efficacy of Entre-Parents. Program attendance was high (average of 6.6 out of the 8 sessions), and parents participated actively in sessions and expressed high levels of program satisfaction. Results indicate that, over time, the program contributed to more effective parenting practices, a reduction in parenting stress, an increase in family adaptability, and increases in children's social competence and reductions in their disruptive and anxious behaviors. Some of these benefits were stronger for parents who attended more sessions