Have parenting programs for disruptive child behavior become less effective?
Our findings suggest that estimates of parenting program effects are currently stable: Effect sizes are no longer reducing but there is also no evidence of increases over time. Experimentation with the content, delivery, and personalization of parenting programs is needed to identify ways to increase program effects.
Authors
- Tycho J. Dekkers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8572-5606)
- Sophia Backhaus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6178-2507)
- Frances Gardner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7508-7348)
- Barbara J. van den Hoofdakker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9570-9976)
- Annabeth P. Groenman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8394-6605)
- Geertjan Overbeek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3812-6480)
- Marjolein Luman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1539-2831)
- Patty Leijten (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8828-4049)
- Karen Rienks
- John R. Weisz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5560-6814)
- Susanne Schulz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1593-3105)
- G. J. Meléndez‐Torres (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9823-4790)
- Saskia Van der Oord (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2771-0187)
- Liina Björg Laas Sigurðardóttir
- Merlin Nieterau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4815-5629)
- Danni Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2817-534X)
- Constantina Psyllou
- Lara Mansur
Institutions
- University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
- Harvard University (US)
- University of Exeter (GB)
- Oxford Policy Management (GB)
- Harvard University Press (US)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Amsterdam Neuroscience (NL)
- Accare (NL)
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
- KU Leuven (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-09-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.70049
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31
Funders
- University of Oxford
- ZonMw
- Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek