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Sanders, Matthew; Calam, Rachel; Durand, Marianne; Liversidge, Tom; Carmont, Sue Ann – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2008
Background: This study investigated whether providing self-directed and web-based support for parents enhanced the effects of viewing a reality television series based on the Triple P--Positive Parenting Programme. Method: Parents with a child aged 2 to 9 (N=454) were randomly assigned to either a standard or enhanced intervention condition. In…
Descriptors: Parents, Parent Education, Television Viewing, Intervention
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Wheeler, Inese – Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 1994
Volunteers (n=203) obtained through Compassionate Friends newsletters completed questionnaires consisting of Purpose in Life Test, Grief Experience Inventory, and questions on meaning. Findings indicated that lower purpose in life for bereaved parents was related to less time since death, loss by suicide, loss of only child, and loss of more than…
Descriptors: Bereavement, Death, Grief, Parents
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Klass, Dennis – Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 1987
Examined relationship between fathers and mothers in a self-help group of bereaved parents, including dynamics of couples already divorced, those who divorce within a few years after their child's death, and those who remain married. Results suggest that marital relationships are not separate from whole set of dynamics associated with the death of…
Descriptors: Children, Death, Divorce, Emotional Adjustment
Fincham, Frank D. – 1984
Both urine alarms and dry bed training (DBT) have been used in the treatment of enuresis. To investigate the acceptability of the most recent version of DBT and urine alarm training, two studies were conducted. In the first study, the evaluation of 42 parents, who had participated in an 8-week program of either DBT or urine alarm training, were…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Counselor Role
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Hinrichsen, Gregory A.; And Others – 1981
The purpose of this study was to determine what kinds of people are motivated to join a medical self-help group and whether and in what areas of psychological and social functioning such self-help groups have positive benefits for adolescents and their families. Extensive survey questionnaires were sent throughout the United States to all former…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Coping, Disabilities, Group Membership
Minde, K.; And Others – 1978
A preventive intervention program based on self-help groups for parents reinforced by the involvement of veteran parents, those who had a premature infant during the past 12 months, and professionals to provide support and information was evaluated. Sets of randomly selected parents (N=35) met weekly in a small group of four to six couples during…
Descriptors: Child Care, Group Counseling, Interaction Process Analysis, Intervention