Does Engaging in a Group-Based Intervention Increase Parental Self-efficacy in Parents of Preschool Children? A Systematic Review of the Current Literature

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 3173-3191

  Wittkowski, Anja ^a   Dowling, Hannah ^a   Smith, Debbie M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Parental; Parenting intervention; Preschool children; RCT; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CINAHL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EARLY INTERVENTION; EMBASE; HUMAN; INFANT; MEDLINE; PSYCINFO; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCIENCEDIRECT; SELF CONCEPT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEB OF SCIENCE;

EID: 84974800832     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-016-0464-z     Document Type: Article

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