Abstract
There is growing interest in the development of behavioral parent interventions targeting emotional and behavioral problems in children with autism spectrum disorders. Such interventions have potential to improve a number of child and parental well-being outcomes beyond disruptive child behavior. This systematic review and meta-analysis assesses evidence for the efficacy of behavioral parent interventions for disruptive and hyperactive child behavior in autism spectrum disorders, as well as parenting efficacy and stress. A total of 11 articles from nine randomized controlled trials were included. Sufficient data were available to calculate standardized mean difference and show favorable effects of behavioral parent interventions on parent-reported measures of child disruptive behavior (standardized mean difference = 0.67), hyperactivity (standardized mean difference = 0.31) and parent stress (standardized mean difference = 0.37); effects on parent efficacy are less clear (standardized mean difference = 0.39, p = 0.17). There were insufficient data to explore intervention effects on internalizing behavior in autism spectrum disorders, parenting behaviors, or observational and teacher-reported outcomes, providing important avenues for future research. This review adds to growing evidence of the efficacy of behavioral parent interventions for child behavior and parental well-being in autism spectrum disorders (Prospero: CRD42016033979).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1630-1644 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Autism |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 7 |
Early online date | 28 Feb 2019 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2019 |
Bibliographical note
© Sage 2019. The final publication is available via Sage at http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1362361319830042Keywords
- IAMHealth
- autism spectrum disorder
- emotional and behavioral problems
- parent efficacy
- parent stress
- parent training