Treatment fidelity as a predictor of behaviour change in parents attending group-based parent training

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 603-612

  Eames, Catrin ^a   Daley, D ^a   Hutchings, J ^a   Whitaker, C J ^a   Jones, K ^a   Hughes, J C ^a   Bywater, T ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Fidelity; Parenting; Preschool children; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMMUNITY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SKILL;

ADULT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONDUCT DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTING; PARENTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68549119059     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2009.00975.x     Document Type: Article

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