The study aimed to examine the efficacy of the Parenting Support Program (PSP) for reducing problem behaviors and increasing adaptive behaviors in young children aged 3 to 6. The PSP focuses on effective parenting skills and building positive interactions between parents and their children. Parents of children (n = 18 mothers and 11 fathers) were randomly assigned to an experiment group (EG) and a wait-list (WL) group. The EG attended a total of 12 individually delivered sessions. Data was gathered via parent and teacher report measures, observation and semi-structured interviews. The PSP was effective in increasing adaptive behaviors and decreasing behavior problems in children. The change in the children’s score which fulfills the Reliable Change Index criteria in the EG was found to be higher than the WL group. However, fathers reported fewer improvements than mothers in the EG. Qualitative data supported the experimental study results demonstrating the efficacy of the PSP, and met the expectations of parents. Consequently, the PSP could be used as an intervention tool to decrease behavior problems and increase adaptive behaviors in young children.

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育儿支援计划对儿童行为问题的功效

该研究旨在检验育儿支持计划 (PSP) 在减少 3 至 6 岁幼儿的问题行为和增加适应性行为方面的功效。PSP 侧重于有效的育儿技巧和建立父母与孩子之间的积极互动。孩子的父母 ( n = 18 位母亲和 11 位父亲）被随机分配到实验组 (EG) 和等候名单 (WL) 组。EG 总共参加了 12 个单独提供的会议。数据是通过家长和教师报告措施、观察和半结构化访谈收集的。PSP 在增加儿童的适应性行为和减少行为问题方面是有效的。发现满足 EG 中可靠变化指数标准的儿童分数的变化高于 WL 组。然而，在 EG 中，父亲报告的改善少于母亲。定性数据支持实验研究结果，证明 PSP 的功效，并符合家长的期望。因此，PSP 可用作干预工具，以减少幼儿的行为问题并增加其适应性行为。