Through research and models authors tried to explain factors that contribute to someone's readiness for behavior change, emphasizing the importance of support from relevant others. Since this is especially important when it comes to children and youth with behavioral and emotional problems and their parents, the research question of this study was to explore how parental readiness for change and their support affected readiness for change of children. The sample consisted of 112 pairs of children and parents (N = 224). All participants assessed their readiness for change in relation to a specific problem due to which they were involved in the psychosocial intervention. Parents assessed their readiness to give support while children assessed their perception of parental support and self-efficacy. Qualitative and quantitative methods of data analysis were used. Results show similar patterns in children and parents in describing problems either through naming specific problems that bother the child or through describing circumstances that cause problems. Denial of the problem was present to a small extent. Contrary to the assumption that a child’s higher readiness for change would be significantly contributed by age, self-efficacy, and levels of family and child risk, only the child’s perception of parental support proved significant in the hierarchical linear multiple regression model (t = 4.670**; ΔR² = 0.248). Results emphasize the importance of parents’ engagement and active participation in interventions aimed at changing behavior problems of their children.

通过研究和模型，作者试图解释有助于某人准备好改变行为的因素，强调相关他人支持的重要性。由于这对于有行为和情绪问题的儿童和青少年及其父母尤为重要，因此本研究的研究问题是探讨父母对改变的准备程度及其支持如何影响儿童改变的准备程度。样本包括 112 对儿童和父母（N = 224）。所有参与者都针对他们参与心理社会干预的特定问题评估了他们对改变的准备程度。父母评估他们是否愿意提供支持，而孩子则评估他们对父母支持和自我效能感的看法。使用了数据分析的定性和定量方法。结果表明，儿童和父母在描述问题方面的模式相似，要么通过命名困扰儿童的具体问题，要么通过描述引起问题的环境。否认这个问题的程度很小。与年龄、自我效能以及家庭和儿童风险水平显着促进儿童改变的更高准备程度的假设相反，在分层线性多元回归模型中，只有儿童对父母支持的感知被证明是显着的（t = 4.670 **; ΔR 否认这个问题的程度很小。与年龄、自我效能以及家庭和儿童风险水平显着促进儿童改变的更高准备程度的假设相反，在分层线性多元回归模型中，只有儿童对父母支持的感知被证明是显着的（t = 4.670 **; ΔR 否认这个问题的程度很小。与年龄、自我效能以及家庭和儿童风险水平显着促进儿童改变的更高准备程度的假设相反，在分层线性多元回归模型中，只有儿童对父母支持的感知被证明是显着的（t = 4.670 **; ΔR²  = 0.248）。结果强调了父母参与和积极参与旨在改变孩子行为问题的干预措施的重要性。