Ineffective and tough parenting has been associated with physical child abuse. Parenting support would be the key component to act as a preventive measure of the problem. The evidenced based parenting intervention has proved to reduce prevalence of child abuse and children behavioural and emotional problems as well. As a result, there is a marked increased international recognition of the value of Positive Parenting Program (Triple P). Triple P is developed at University of Queensland in Australia. It is based on social learning models and proved that is effective, especially on managing early onset of children’s conduct problems by enhancing parental competence. Group Triple P is an intensive level (level 4) of Triple P. It is identified as universal parenting support program. Department of Health of Hong Kong has launched Triple P in 2002. Research was carried out to prove that it was an effective parental intervention on reducing the parental stress and enhancing the martial relationship in HK. The course is delivered by nurses only, named as accredited facilitators. However both incidence rate of child abuse and nurses’ workload are increasing dramatically in recent years. Better distributing the resources should be addressed immediately. In order to enhance the efficiency of the course with limited resources, a new protocol to improving by synthesis of the high level evidenced studies should be proposed. According to the studies’ results, the program design of Group Triple P could be modify into four group sessions instead of eight by cancellation of four telephone sessions. Thus more parents would access to the course as shortening their waiting time with better utilisation of nurses’ manpower. / published_or_final_version / Nursing Studies / Master / Master of Nursing

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This thesis explores the experiences of transnational agricultural migrant workers in Canada’s guestworker programs. Examined through a gendered lens, it focuses on migrant’s experiences as parents to children whom they must leave behind in their communities of origin when they migrate. Drawing on interview and ethnographic data, this thesis argues that transnational parents, especially mothers, face a unique set of challenges and barriers as participants in these programs. It explores how the injustices that migrants suffer impact parents’ ability to focus on their primary motivation to migrate— their children— thereby limiting their ability to fulfill their roles as parents and hindering their parent-child relationships.

Decades of research have convincingly linked parenting experiences to mood psychopathology in youth, yet scant research has carefully considered child, parent, observational measures of parenting behaviours to better elucidate these complex patterns of risk. The current study investigates the relations among various perspectives of key parenting behaviours of responsiveness and psychological control (youth-report, parent-report, and observational) and their associations with youth depression and emotional resilience to better understand parenting context in relation to youth mental health and well-being. Participants were 42 treatment-referred early adolescents and their parent, both of whom completed several parenting behaviour assessments. Youth also completed measures of depression symptoms and emotional resilience. Results suggest that use of different informants and measures of parenting notably impact the association with youth functioning and thus, should not be used interchangeably. Further, parents whose self-reports were most discrepant from their observed responsiveness and psychological control had children with higher depression symptoms. Results underscore the importance of considering various perspectives of the parenting context in research and clinical contexts. / Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council: Joseph-Armand Bombardier CGS Master’s Scholarship

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This study examined the efficacy of conjoint behavioural consultation (CBC) with children evidencing conduct problems, the impact of CBC in enhancing parental knowledge of behavioural principles, and whether knowledge of behavioural principles is related to improved parenting skills. An A/B design was used and participants included 5 boys (ages 3, 3, 5, 5, and 6) and their parents. Children evidenced improvements in their target behaviours from baseline to treatment (effect sizes = -0.54 to -2.10). Overall, children's social skills increased (Reliable Change Indices [RCI] = -3.66 to 3.05), problem behaviours decreased, and externalizing difficulties decreased (RCI = -0.24 to -3.74). Parents used more praise, less critical statements, and less no-opportunity commands following treatment. Parental knowledge of behavioural principles improved significantly for 2 parents (RCI's = 0.00 to 8.77). Also, increased parental knowledge of behavioural principles was related to increased use of praise (r = 0.95, p < .05). Results are discussed in light of their practical and theoretical implications.

The primary aim of the current study was to examine cyberbullying and risk taking behaviours in adolescents and their relation to parenting styles. Research aims included examining the prevalence of cell phone ownership, and the development of a parenting scale to assess modern parenting patterns, such as Helicopter and Uninvolved. Adolescents (n = 85) aged 13-16 years from a range of secondary schools, and their parents (n = 58), were assessed on measures of cyberbullying, risk taking behaviour and parenting. Results indicated that the majority of adolescents own or have access to a cell phone and predominantly use it to contact friends. Support was found for the proposed parenting scale, assessing Helicopter and Uninvolved parenting. Further examination of parenting styles within the current sample indicated that Authoritative parenting was the most common parenting style. The current study found that 98% of adolescents engaged in one or more cyberbullying behaviours with an average frequency of 17 times per month. Written-Verbal forms of cyberbullying were found to be the most common type. Cyberbullying was found to be associated with the time per day spent on a cell phone, household annual income, age, parental employment and risk taking behaviours. Results also indicated that 72% of adolescents engaged in one or more risk taking behaviours, with the average frequency of three per month. Authoritative parenting was found to predict lower levels of cyberbullying, while Permissive parenting predicted higher levels of risk taking behaviour. The findings that parenting styles are predictive of cyberbullying and risk taking behaviour may have important implications for the advocacy of appropriate parenting practices through imparting advice, knowledge and support to families and ensuring early intervention, support and monitoring, to safeguard the well-being of adolescents.

The aim of this study was to explore the meaning of being a father with a group of five fathers with a Learning Disability, with reference to existential concerns and the role of the counselling psychologist in working with these men. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis was used to analyse nine interviews conducted with five fathers. The main themes that arose from the analysis were "identity with family"; "identity as a father"; "disability as undesired" and "struggles of self in the community". It was found that fathers' identities were complex and mirrored the current cultural diversity of concepts of fatherhood. There were also difficulties highlighted with managing personal relationships and enforced separation from children. Associated with this were the complications of managing painful emotions, particularly anger. Fathers felt that they had been disadvantaged within their local communities and needed support to fulfil their parenting role. This is consistent with published research on parents with Learning Disabilities. Counselling psychologists provide a unique variety of services to people with learning difficulties in combining psychological theory with therapeutic practice which places great emphasis on both personal and relational awareness. Thus it was considered that counselling psychologists might be of specific benefit to assist these fathers with the difficulties they may have in their relationships and coming to terms with the consequences of living with a Learning Disability, as well as supporting professionals to develop strong working relationships with these families. As there is so little published material in this field, further research would be necessary to investigate more fully the considerations pertinent to this group of fathers.