The source, “Parents’ Assessment of Parent-Child Interaction Interventions,” hopes to address parent-child intervention pertaining to children with aggressive behavior. The purpose of this study was "to examine long term and short term changes regarding the parents' experience of parental stress, parental attachment patterns, the parents' mental health and life satisfaction, the parents' social support and the children's problems" (Neander & Engström, 2009). The participants consisted of 101 families with a total of 118 children being assessed (Neander & Engström, 2009). The study showed that after six months the parents did show clear signs of improvement and it was later confirmed when revisited a year later (Neander & Engström, 2009). We also see how attachment theory was the central theory applied to this research (Neander & Engström, 2009). The method is able to provide insight into how a child develops and the link to the relationship it has with its parents. Attachment theory was used in the article to emphasize on the importance of early relationships (Neander & Engström, 2009).
The source “Parents’ Assessment of Parent-Child Interaction Interventions,” conforms to the ethical guidelines because they never reveal any of the participants names or private information. They also state that they were approved by the Research Ethics Committee of
Orebro. Under the Ethical Approval heading it reads "This study has been approved by the Research Ethics Committee of Orebro # 319/02." (Neander & Engström, 2009). Other then that, the authors didn't elaborate more on what other ethically measurements they took when conducting the research and the writing of this article.
The source, “Prevention and Intervention for the Challenging Behaviors of Toddlers and
Preschoolers,” hopes to address the problem of challenging behaviors in young children. The purpose of for this research was to show that early identification and prevention would later on have a positive impact on the child's life. The goal of the research was to be able to establish a system between intervention techniques for normal toddlers, children at-risk, and children with delays and/or persistent challenges (Powell, Dunlap, & Fox, 2006, p. 27). The results provided different levels of prevention and intervention all depending on the needs of the child. The researchers suggest that early intervention and prevention are key when it comes to controlling aggressive and challenging behaviors (Powell, Dunlap, & Fox, 2006). When looking at the support triangle we're able to see the four levels of prevention and intervention based upon the appropriate needs at each level. The support triangles four levels of prevention and intervention are able to provide, "activities and practices that promote children's healthy social and emotional development within home and early education and care environments." (Powell, Dunlap, & Fox, 2006, p. 27). The research focuses on the concept of social competence, suggesting pro-social interactions help improve children's self-confidence, relationship skills, and self-regulation (Powell, Dunlap, & Fox, 2006) .
The article was a review of literature and did not present an original research study. Since they did not conduct research on people they did not have to obtain consent. As previously stated, since there weren't any people in the research no consent was needed indicating to the reader their compliance with the ethical guidelines.
References
Neander, K., & Engström, I. (2009). Parents’ assessment of parent-child interaction interventions
– A longitudinal study in 101 families. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental
Health, 3(8). doi:10.1186/1753-2000-3-8
Powell, D., Dunlap, G., & Fox, L. (2006). Prevention and intervention for the challenging behaviors of toddlers and preschoolers. Infants & Young Children, 19(1), 25–35.
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