The effect of parent education program for preschool children with developmental disabilities: a randomized controlled trial
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Aim This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of a parent education program, the Happy Parenting program, for Chinese preschool children with developmental disabilities.Methods This study adopted randomized controlled trial design without blinding. Participants were randomized into intervention group (n=62) who were offered the Happy Parenting program delivered by educational psychologists and trainee educational psychologists, and a control group (n=57) who were offered a parent talk after the intervention group had completed treatment. Parent participants were requested to complete questionnaires on their children's behavior, their parenting stress, and discipline strategies.Results Analysis was by intention-to-treat. The results indicated significant decrease in child problem behaviors, parenting stress and dysfunctional discipline strategies in the intervention group at post-intervention.Conclusion This study provided promising evidence on the effectiveness of a parent education program, the Happy Parenting program, for Chinese preschool children with developmental disabilities.
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Studies show a reduction in parental stress via therapist-led parent-training programs for parents of children with ASD or IDD, as well as self-directed interventions for parents of children displaying CB.
“While this finding is inconsistent with studies showing a reduction in parental stress via therapist-led parent-training programs for parents of children with ASD (63–65) or IDD (66, 67), as well as self-directed interventions for parents of children displaying CB (68, 69)”
Previous research on parent training programs for parents of children with ASD or IDD consistently revealed a reduction in CB after the intervention.
“This result is in line with previous research on parent training programs for parents of children with ASD (63, 64, 71) or IDD (66, 67, 74), which consistently revealed a reduction in CB after the intervention.”
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- Authors
- Leung, C., Chan, S., Lam, T., Yau, S., & Tsang, S.
- Affiliations
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK)
- University of Hong Kong (HK)
- Corresponding author
- Leung, Cynthia
- ORCID
- Leung, Cynthia
- Venue
- Research in Developmental Disabilities
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2016-09
- Volume
- 56
- Pages
- 18-28
- ISSN
- 0891-4222 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2413272237
- Cited by
- 37
- References
- 33
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 1
- FWCI
- 4.02
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Research in Developmental Disabilities (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- The HKU Scholars Hub (University of Hong Kong) (submittedVersion)
- PolyU Institutional Research Archive (Hong Kong Polytechnic University) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Partnership Fund for the Disadvantaged
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family and Disability Support Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Keywords
- parent education programs, preschool children, developmental disabilities, parental stress, child behavior problems, discipline strategies, educational psychologists, Chinese children
- MeSH terms
- Problem Behavior, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Adult, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Developmental Disabilities, Child, Preschool, Hong Kong, Humans, Language Development Disorders, Middle Aged, Parents, Stress, Psychological, Parenting
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