Couples' Groups for Parents of Preschoolers: Ten-Year Outcomes of a Randomized Trial

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 240-250

  Cowan, Carolyn Pape ^a   Cowan, Philip A ^a   Barry, Jason ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Couple relationships; Group interventions; Prevention; Transition to high school

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; METHODOLOGY; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SATISFACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARRIAGE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PARENTS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; SAN FRANCISCO; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79955044449     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0023003     Document Type: Article

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