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Child and parent outcomes following parent interventions for child emotional and behavioral problems in autism spectrum disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis
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There is growing interest in the development of behavioral parent interventions targeting emotional and behavioral problems in children with autism spectrum disorders. Such interventions have potential to improve a number of child and parental well-being outcomes beyond disruptive child behavior. This systematic review and meta-analysis assesses evidence for the efficacy of behavioral parent interventions for disruptive and hyperactive child behavior in autism spectrum disorders, as well as parenting efficacy and stress. A total of 11 articles from nine randomized controlled trials were included. Sufficient data were available to calculate standardized mean difference and show favorable effects of behavioral parent interventions on parent-reported measures of child disruptive behavior (standardized mean difference = 0.67), hyperactivity (standardized mean difference = 0.31) and parent stress (standardized mean difference = 0.37); effects on parent efficacy are less clear (standardized mean difference = 0.39, p = 0.17). There were insufficient data to explore intervention effects on internalizing behavior in autism spectrum disorders, parenting behaviors, or observational and teacher-reported outcomes, providing important avenues for future research. This review adds to growing evidence of the efficacy of behavioral parent interventions for child behavior and parental well-being in autism spectrum disorders (Prospero: CRD42016033979).
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Metadata
- Authors
- Tarver, J., Palmer, M., Webb, S., Scott, S., Slonims, V., Simonoff, E., & Charman, T.
- Affiliations
- Aston University (GB)
- King's College London (GB)
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Tarver, Joanne
- ORCID
- Venue
- Autism
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2019-02-28
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 1630-1644
- ISSN
- 1362-3613 (ISSN-L)
- 1461-7005
- OpenAlex
- W2918863645
- Cited by
- 161
- References
- 59
- Citations by year
- 2026: 23 · 2025: 23 · 2024: 27 · 2023: 27 · 2022: 24 · 2021: 18 · 2020: 16 · 2019: 3
- FWCI
- 1.94
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- Locations
- Autism (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Aston Publications Explorer (Aston University) (submittedVersion)
- Research Portal (King's College London) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Funders
- Programme Grants for Applied Research (RP-PG-1211-20016)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family and Disability Support Research
- Keywords
- autism spectrum disorder, child emotional and behavioral problems, disruptive behavior, hyperactivity, parent stress, parental self-efficacy, parental well-being, child internalizing behavior
- MeSH terms
- Problem Behavior, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Behavior Therapy, Child, Child Behavior Disorders, Humans, Parents, Stress, Psychological, Parenting, Treatment Outcome
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