Abstract
This study examined predictors of intervention-induced resilience in children of divorce whose mothers participated in a preventive parenting program. Contextual, maternal, and child factors were examined as predictors of improved child adjustment using two strategies: (a) within-group analyses conducted with program participants and (b) between-group analyses, in which relations in the parenting intervention were compared with those in a control condition. Between-group analyses showed that children were less likely to maintain program gains in externalizing when maternal demoralization was high or when children's self-regulatory skills were low. Implications for program modification and methodology for studying predictors of program benefit are discussed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 121-129 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Family Relations |
Volume | 51 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 19 2002 |
Keywords
- Children
- Divorce
- Intervention
- Parenting
- Prevention
- Resilience
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Education
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)