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Mother-child relationship quality and effective discipline as mediators of the 6-year effects of the New Beginnings Program for children from divorced families

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Zhou, Qing, Sandler, Irwin N., Millsap, Roger E., Wolchik, Sharlene A., Dawson-McClure, Spring R.·2008·Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
DOI 10.1037/0022-006x.76.4.579PMC PMC6112173
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This study examines whether program effects on mother-child relationship quality and effective discipline mediated the 6-year longitudinal effects of the New Beginnings Program (NBP) to improve mental health and competence outcomes in 218 adolescents from divorced families in a randomized experimental trial. The NBP is a theory-based and parenting-focused preventive intervention to help children adjust to divorce, and it has previously shown significant main and/or Program x Baseline Risk interaction effects to reduce adolescents' mental health and social adaptation problems and to promote competence. Mediation analyses were conducted using single- and two-group (high and low baseline risk) structural equation modeling. A multiple-methods and multiple-informants approach was used to assess the putative mediators and adolescents' outcomes. Results indicated that program-induced improvement in maternal effective discipline at posttest mediated the intervention effect on adolescents' GPA at the 6-year follow-up. Moreover, program-induced improvement in mother-child relationship quality mediated the intervention effect on adolescents' mental health problems for those with high baseline risk for maladjustment. The discussion focuses on the implications of the mediation findings for advancing the developmental theories that informed the design of the NBP and the implications for implementation of the NBP in community settings.

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Authors
Zhou, Q., Sandler, I. N., Millsap, R. E., Wolchik, S. A., & Dawson-McClure, S. R.
Affiliations
  • University of California, Berkeley (US)
  • Arizona State University (US)
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
Publisher
American Psychological Association (APA)
Published
2008-08
Volume
76
Issue
4
Pages
579-594
ISSN
  • 0022-006X (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-2117
DOI
10.1037/0022-006x.76.4.579
PMC
PMC6112173
OpenAlex
W2018249213
Cited by
111
References
95
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FWCI
7.04
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (1R01 MH057012; R01 MH071707)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Family Dynamics and Relationships
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth
Keywords
parental divorce, children of divorce, mother-child relationship quality, parenting support, mediation, adolescent mental health, academic performance, preventive interventions, social adaptation
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Adjustment Disorders, Adolescent, Mental Disorders, Child, Child Behavior Disorders, Divorce, Education, Female, Humans, Internal-External Control, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Mother-Child Relations, Risk Factors, Social Environment, Single Parent

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