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Parent-Child Interaction Therapy as Applied to Turkish Families: Effectiveness for Children with Behavior Problems and Their Caregivers

Ulas, Sumeyye, Secer, Ismail, Victory, Erinn J., McNeil, Cheryl B.

Abstract

This study assessed the impact of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) on caregiver and child outcomes in T & uuml;rkiye using a non-concurrent multiple baseline design (N = 3). Improvements in child disruptive behavior frequency were observed, with a large effect across participants (Tau-U = -0.74) and perceived problematic child behaviors (Tau-U = -0.87). School refusal, anxiety symptoms, and child emotion regulation improved with reliable change indices indicating clinically significant improvements (>1.96). Clinically significant decreases (RCI >1.96) in parenting stress and parent emotion regulation difficulties were also observed. Parents demonstrated improvements in parenting skills, as outlined by the PCIT protocol. This study highlights PCIT's efficacy within a novel cultural context.

Keywords

Anxiety disruptive behavior emotion regulation parenting stress school refusal REFUSAL ASSESSMENT SCALE EMOTION REGULATION SCHOOL REFUSAL DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR ANXIETY VERSION IMPLEMENTATION STRESS FORM

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Psychology, Clinical Family Studies

Sustainable Development Goals

Good Health and Well-being

Citation

Journal: CHILD & FAMILY BEHAVIOR THERAPY
Year: 2025
Volume: 47
Issue: 2
Pages: 159-185
ISSN: 0731-7107
eISSN: 1545-228X
DOI: 10.1080/07317107.2024.2420964
WoS UID: WOS:001347466300001

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