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Authors: | Prof Dr Matthias Franz Lonja Weihrauch Tanja Buddenberg Ralf Schäfer |
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Institution: | 1. Klinisches Institut für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie, Universit?tsklinikum, Moorenstr. 5, 40225, Düsseldorf, Deutschland
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Abstract: | Background Single mothers and their children are exposed to increased psychosocial burdens and risks. Nevertheless, in Germany offers of help especially designed for the needs of this group are lacking. Method An emotion-oriented parental training program (PALME, http://www.palme-elterntraining.de) based on the attachment theory was developed particularly for single mothers with preschool children. The training is guided by trained kindergarten nurses. The effectiveness of the parental training program on the measure of maternal psychological impairment, emotional competence and child problem behavior was investigated within a randomized, controlled study with 61 single mothers suffering from medium grade psychosocial impairment. Results Analyses of variance revealed significant group×time interaction effects in favor of the intervention group compared to controls. After the training the mothers showed improvement in their psychological impairment, depression and emotional competence. In addition, evidence suggests that behavioral problems of the children were reduced. Conclusion In view of the benefits of this parental training and its low costs it should be recommended as a regular offer of support for single mothers within community settings. |
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