RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT05983705

The Effect and Experience of the Parental Program AFFEKT

The Effect and Experience of the Brief Parental Program AFFEKT Within Primary Health Care - for Parents of Children With Externalizing Behaviors

Sponsor

Göteborg University

Enrollment

200 participants

Start Date

Aug 23, 2023

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Quality of Life Stress Behavior, Child Parenting Parent-Child Relations

Summary

This project is the first to evaluate the effect and experience of the parent program AFFEKT, through a randomized controlled trial and qualitative study, within primary health care. The project will recruit 200 parents of children with externalizing behaviors, and evaluate the effect of AFFEKT and psychoeducation versus psychoeducation alone, on children's behaviors and mental health, and the parent's strategies and mental health. Through interviews the experience of AFFEKT will be investigated.

Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Inclusion Criteria2

Parent (or primary caregiver) to a child 6-12 years with externalizing issues
Can communicate in Swedish

Exclusion Criteria2

Attending other parental programs
Non-communicable in Swedish

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALAFFEKT - a manual based brief parent program for parents of children (aged 6-12 years) with externalizing behaviors.

The AFFEKT program includes five group sessions, two hours each, provided on a weekly basis. The program is delivered by therapist trained in Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and AFFEKT. The participants also receive a participation material, covering the same themes that are addressed in the program and working sheets for the home-assignments that are provided in-between sessions.