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Behavior Therapy

Volume 16, Issue 2, March 1985, Pages 223-243
Behavior Therapy

Predictors of treatment outcome in parent training for conduct disordered children*

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Thirty-four families with conduct disordered children attended a 9-week behaviorally oriented parent-training program. Prior to treatment, mothers were assessed in terms of socioeconomic variables, depression, attitudes towards their children, and behavioral observations in the home. Treatment outcome was assessed at 1 month and 1 year posttreatment using a clinical replication analysis, and included home visit observations and parent perception measures. The amount of negative life stress experienced by families was also assessed for the period prior to and the year following treatment. At the 1-year follow-up, the model consisting of both socioeconomic disadvantage and negative life stress correctly classified from 70 to 80% of families depending on the outcome criteria. Within the variable of socioeconomic disadvantage, coming from a single parent family seemed most strongly associated with nonresponse. Results are discussed in relation to the important predictors of treatment failure and the implications for parent training programs and future research.

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    This research was supported in part by University of Washington School of Nursing Biomedical Research Services Grant and Graduate School Research funds. Appreciation is expressed to Barbara Hummel for her skillful assistance in the preparation of the manuscript. The author is also grateful to a number of people who assisted in extensive work related to data collection and data management: Jeanne Bourget, Janet Cady, Melanie Calderwood, Judy Cantor, Jayne Eriks, Maxine Fookson, Don Goldstein, Terri Hollinsworth, Margaret Jarvis, Liz LeCuyer, Sharon McNamara, Judi Withers and Bernice Yates. Also, appreciation goes to Matthew Speltz, who assisted with the conduct of the therapy. Finally, special thanks also goes to Bob Abbott, Mary Hammond, and Nancy Jackson for statistical consultation.

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