1. Objectifs

Intentions :
«[W]e undertook to determine whether dual-parent participa¬tion in a prevention program targeting CBP [(child behavior problem)]improved the quality of each parent’s parenting practices and diminished CBP, compared with mother-only participation.» (p. 221)

Questions/Hypothèses :
«[W]e sought to verify the following three hypotheses:
Hypothesis 1 (H1): Fathers participating in parent training would show significantly greater improvement in parenting practices between pre- and post-test than would fathers who did not participate.
Hypothesis 2 (H2): Mothers participating in the parent training with fathers would show significantly greater improvement in parenting practices between pre- and post-test than would mothers who did not participate and mothers who participated alone in the training.
Hypothesis 3 (H3): CBP in the group where both parents participated would show a significant decrease between pre- and post-test, compared with the other groups.» (p. 221)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
Au total, 330 familles «were recruited from 2002 to 2005 in three successive annual waves of kindergarten children in the Montréal area.» (p. 222)

Instruments :
Questionnaire

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse statistique

3. Résumé

À la lumière de leurs recherches, «[r]esults indicate a change in observed parenting practices but parents themselves perceived no change in their behavior, except as regards maternal parenting inconsistencies. Various works have clarified the links between severity of CPB and parental sense of self-competency with respect to parental role (Hill & Bush, 2001; Jones & Prinz, 2005). Parental education programs for parents of children with CBP should seek to improve these aspects at all costs, in addition to modifying parent behavior (Webster-Stratton et al., 2004). It would be interesting to see whether the changes in the parents’ actual child-rearing practices influence their self-perception over the long term. The results [also] indicate that the parent training had differential effects on fathers and mothers. Mothers in the three groups differed over time on three dimensions of parenting practices: quality of emotions, autonomy support, and control. […] Contrary to expectations, the parenting practices of fathers who participated in the parent training did not improve. However, the parenting practices of fathers who did not receive training worsened, particularly as regards quality of availability to child.» (p. 231-232)