Journal article
Parenting Resilient Kids (PaRK), an online parenting program to prevent anxiety and depression problems in primary school-aged children: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
LMN Fernando, WH Sim, AF Jorm, R Rapee, KA Lawrence, MBH Yap
Trials | BIOMED CENTRAL LTD | Published : 2018
Abstract
Background: Preventive efforts targeting childhood anxiety and depression symptoms have the potential to alter the developmental trajectory of depression and anxiety disorders across the lifespan. Substantial previous research suggests that modifiable parenting factors such as parental aversiveness and over-involvement are associated with childhood anxiety, depressive and internalising symptoms, indicating that parents can play a critical role in prevention. The Parenting Resilient Kids study is a new evidence-based online parenting program designed to prevent anxiety and depression problems in primary school-aged children by reducing family-based risk factors and enhancing protective factor..
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Awarded by Australian Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
This research project has been funded by a Monash University Faculty Strategic Grant (SGS16-0406) and Advancing Women's Research Success Grant, and an Australian Rotary Health Research Grant. The web development of the intervention was funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). Authors Fernando and Sim are supported by an Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship. Author Yap received salary support from an NHMRC Career Development Fellowship (APP1061744). Author Jorm received salary support from an NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellowship (APP1059785). Author Rapee received salary support from an Australian Research Council Laureate Fellowship (FL150100096). The funding sources did not have any role in the conduct or publication of this study.