ABSTRACT

This pilot study provides a preliminary evaluation of the newly adapted one-to-one version of Tuning in to Kids (TIK), using a randomised-controlled design. One hundred and seven parents of a child aged between four and ten with parent-identified behaviour problems participated. Parent emotion socialisation, parental reflective functioning (PRF), parent and teacher-reported externalising behaviour problems and parent-reported internalising (anxiety) problems were assessed at baseline and six-month follow-up. Parents who completed the TIK one-to-one intervention reported improved emotion socialisation practices, relative to waitlist-controls. Children of parents in the intervention group also experienced more clinically significant improvement to their externalising behaviour problems, and decreased anxiety symptoms. There were no significant changes to teacher-reported behaviour problems, or to PRF, however, there was a trend towards intervention parents experiencing improvements to one aspect of PRF – Pre Mentalising. TIK one-to-one shows promise as an effective intervention approach for parents and their children with behaviour problems. Further corroboration of these effects is needed with a larger sample.

Abbreviations: Tuning in to Kids (TIK); Parental Reflective Functioning (PRF) Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR) number: ACTRN12618000310268

摘要

这项试点研究使用随机控制设计对新改编的一对一版本的儿童调教 (TIK) 进行了初步评估。107 名年龄在 4 到 10 岁之间且有父母确定的行为问题的孩子的父母参与了调查。在基线和六个月的随访中评估了父母情绪社会化、父母反思功能 (PRF)、父母和老师报告的外化行为问题和父母报告的内化（焦虑）问题。完成 TIK 一对一干预的父母报告说，相对于候补名单控制，情绪社交实践有所改善。干预组父母的孩子的外化行为问题也有更显着的临床改善，并减少了焦虑症状。教师报告的行为问题或 PRF 没有显着变化，但是，有一种趋势是干预父母在 PRF 的一个方面 - 预心理化方面有所改善。TIK 一对一显示出作为对有行为问题的父母及其孩子的有效干预方法的希望。需要用更大的样本进一步证实这些影响。

缩写：调谐到儿童 (TIK)；父母反射功能 (PRF)澳大利亚新西兰临床试验注册 (ANZCTR) 编号：ACTRN12618000310268