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Effectiveness of a Web-Based Intervention on Parental Psychological Flexibility and Emotion Regulation: A Pilot Open Trial

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Flujas-Contreras, Juan M., García-Palacios, Azucena, Gómez, Inmaculada·2021·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

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“Parenting Forest” is an informed contextual therapy parenting program for improving parental emotion regulation strategies and psychological flexibility. The aim of this study was to evaluate the preliminary effectiveness of a self-guided web-based intervention of the Parenting Forest program. The intervention program consists of six self-applied sequential modules that use strategies from contextual therapies for providing a parenting style open to experience, mindful and committed to its actions. A pilot controlled open trial was conducted. Eligible parents (n = 12) enrolled in the web-based intervention completed baseline (T1) and post-intervention (T2) assessment instruments. Parental psychological flexibility, avoidance, emotional regulation, parental stress, satisfaction with life, children’s psychological adjustment and client satisfaction were measured to assess the effects of the intervention. Mood, coping, and value-related actions were assessed as measures of progress. The results showed positive effects on the parents’ psychological flexibility and emotion regulation. Parents’ mood and coping skills improved throughout the intervention program. These results provide preliminary evidence of the web-based Parenting Forest’s efficacy, although further research is needed to assess its effectiveness for prevention and in clinical populations.

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Authors
Flujas-Contreras, J. M., García-Palacios, A., & Gómez, I.
Affiliations
  • University of Almería (ES)
  • Department of Psychology, University Jaume I, 12071 Castellon, Spain
Corresponding author
Flujas-Contreras, Juan M.
Venue
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2021-03-13
Volume
18
Issue
6
Pages
2958
ISSN
1660-4601 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3139521925
Cited by
23
References
111
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 5
FWCI
2.90
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
  • Repositori UJI (Universitat Jaume I) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • Repositorio de Patentes de la Universidad de Almería (Universidad de Almería) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • Repositorio de Patentes de la Universidad de Almería (Universidad de Almería) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nd)
  • Repositorio de Patentes de la Universidad de Almería (Universidad de Almería) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
  • Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (AEI/10.13039/501100011033)
  • University of Almeria, the Ministry of Economy, Knowledge, Business and University of the Junta de Andalucía and the European Regional Development Fund (FEDER) (UAL18-HUM-D017-B1)
  • University of Almería (FPI-Plan Propio de Investigación)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Keywords
online intervention, emotion regulation, contextual therapy, parent training, self-guided intervention, parental stress, child adjustment, coping strategies, mood
MeSH terms
Internet-Based Intervention, Emotional Regulation, Adaptation, Psychological, Child, Humans, Parenting, Mindfulness

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