Journal article

A tailored online intervention to improve parenting risk and protective factors for child anxiety and depression: Medium-term findings from a randomized controlled trial

WH Sim, LMN Fernando, AF Jorm, RM Rapee, KA Lawrence, AJ Mackinnon, MBH Yap

Journal of Affective Disorders | ELSEVIER | Published : 2020

Abstract

Background: Despite considerable evidence on parenting risk and protective factors for child anxiety and depressive disorders, the development of interventions based on this evidence is still lagging behind. To address this gap, the web-based Parenting Resilient Kids (PaRK) program was developed to target these risk and protective factors. This study evaluated the effects of the program at 12-month follow-up. Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted with a community sample of 355 parents and 342 children (Mchild age = 9.79). Parents randomized into the web-based PaRK intervention condition received a personalized feedback report about their parenting and were recommended a tailor..

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Grants

Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council


Funding Acknowledgements

This work was supported by an Australian Rotary Health Research Grant, Monash University Faculty Strategic Grant and Advancing Women's Research Success Grant. The web development of PaRK intervention was funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). WHS and LMNF were supported by an Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship. AFJ, RMR and MBHY received salary support from the NHMRC (AFJ-APP1059785; RMR-FL150100096; MBHY-APP1061744). The funding sources had no role in the conduct or publication of this study.