Randomized controlled trial of the evidence-based therapy based on behavioral parent training group in alleviating Chinese children with symptoms of externalized behavior problems

GAO Liru; QIN Yiming; QU Zhiyong

doi:10.11852/zgetbjzz2022-1039

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Chinese Journal of Child Health Care ›› 2023, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (9) : 957-962. DOI: 10.11852/zgetbjzz2022-1039

Randomized controlled trial of the evidence-based therapy based on behavioral parent training group in alleviating Chinese children with symptoms of externalized behavior problems

GAO Liru^1,2, QIN Yiming¹, QU Zhiyong^1,2

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Objective To analyze the effect of the evidence-based therapy based on Behavioral Parent Training (BPT) on alleviating the symptoms of common externalizing behavior problems in Chinese children by a randomized controlled trial. Methods From Nov.2019 to Apr.2020,a total of 141 children aged 6-12 and their parents were randomly divided into intervention group (n=72) and control group (n=69). Parents in the intervention group received BPT for 10 times, while the control group was given no intervention procedure. The Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory (ECBI) was used to assess children's behavior at baseline and after the intervention. Results Finally 114 children finished assessment before and after intervention, of whom 62 children were in the intervention group, and 52 children were in the control group. Post-test scores of ECBI, oppositional defiant behavior (ODB), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder behavior and unnamed factor in the intervention group were significantly lower thanthose of the control group(F=6.13, 4.34, 4.17, 7.41, P＜0.05), but there was no significant difference in the score of conduct problem behavior between the two groups (P＞0.05). After intervention, the scores of ECBI and four specific dimensions of children in the intervention group were significantly lower than those before intervention, but there was no significant difference in the ECBI score between pre-test and post-test for the control group (P＞0.05). Except for conduct problem, the pre-test and post-test difference scores of ECBI and other 3 dimensions in the intervention group were significantly higher than those in the control group (t=2.76, 2.05, 2.44, 3.12, P＜0.05). Conclusion BPT can effectively alleviate common externalized behavior problems of children, which may provide useful reference for taking evidence-based intervention, reducing the occurrence and development of children's externalizing behavior problems.

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externalized behavior problems / attention deficit hyperactivity disorder / parental skills / children / parental intervention

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GAO Liru, QIN Yiming, QU Zhiyong. Randomized controlled trial of the evidence-based therapy based on behavioral parent training group in alleviating Chinese children with symptoms of externalized behavior problems[J]. Chinese Journal of Child Health Care. 2023, 31(9): 957-962 https://doi.org/10.11852/zgetbjzz2022-1039

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