Triple P - Positive Parenting Program®-Variants suitable for home visiting

No Triple P intervention is exclusively delivered in the home with families with children from birth through age 5. This profile is based on (1) studies of programs that provided Triple P services in the home to families with children from birth through age 5, and (2) developer input on the Triple P interventions suitable for delivery in the home with families with children from birth through age 5.

Model effectiveness research report last updated: 2019

Effects shown in research

Child development and school readiness

Findings rated high

Dadds, M. R., Sanders, M. R., & James, J. E. (1987). The generalization of treatment effects in parent training with multidistressed parents. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 15(04), 289-313.

Triple P-Home Visiting/ Child Management Training Component

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Outcome measure	Effect	Follow-up timing	Sample	Sample size	Intervention group	Comparison group	Group difference	Effect size	Statistical significance	Notes
Deviant Child Behavior -% of intervals - Generalization Setting	FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect	1-3 weeks	Queensland, 1987	6 families	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not reported	Not applicable	Not applicable	footnote202 Submitted by user on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 14:29 Results for families 2-6

Findings rated moderate

Dadds, M. R., Sanders, M. R., & James, J. E. (1987). The generalization of treatment effects in parent training with multidistressed parents. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 15(04), 289-313.

Triple P-Home Visiting/ Child Management Training Component

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Outcome measure	Effect	Follow-up timing	Sample	Sample size	Intervention group	Comparison group	Group difference	Effect size	Statistical significance	Notes
Deviant Child Behavior -% of intervals - Training Setting	FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect	1-3 weeks	Queensland, 1987	5 families	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not reported	Not applicable	Not applicable	footnote202 Submitted by user on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 14:29 Results for families 2-6

Sanders, M. R. & Glynn, T. (1981). Training parents in behavioral self-management: An analysis of generalization and maintenance. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 14(3), 223-223.

Triple P-Home Visiting/ Child Management Training Component

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Outcome measure	Effect	Follow-up timing	Sample	Sample size	Intervention group	Comparison group	Group difference	Effect size	Statistical significance	Notes
Disruptive Child Behavior - Generalization Setting	FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect	2-6 weeks	Metropolitan Auckland, 1981	5 children	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not reported	Not applicable	Not applicable	footnote189 Submitted by user on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 14:29 Effect of baseline vs. Instructions + Feedback conditions only
Disruptive Child Behavior - Training Setting	FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect	2-6 weeks	Metropolitan Auckland, 1981	5 children	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not reported	Not applicable	Not applicable	footnote189 Submitted by user on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 14:29 Effect of baseline vs. Instructions + Feedback conditions only

Sanders, M. R., & Dadds, M. R. (1982). The effects of planned activities and child management procedures in parent training: An analysis of setting generality. Behavior Therapy, 13, 452-461.

Triple P-Home Visiting/ Child Management Training Component

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Outcome measure	Effect	Follow-up timing	Sample	Sample size	Intervention group	Comparison group	Group difference	Effect size	Statistical significance	Notes
Deviant Child Behavior - Generalization Setting	FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect	1-3 weeks	Australia, 1982	5 children	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not reported	Not applicable	Not applicable	footnote203 Submitted by user on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 14:29 Effect of baseline vs. Child Management Training conditions only

Sanders, M. R., & Plant, K. (1989). Programming for generalization to high and low risk parenting situations in families with oppositional developmentally disabled preschoolers. Behavior Modification, 13(3), 283-305.

Triple P-Home Visiting/ Child Management Training Component

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Outcome measure	Effect	Follow-up timing	Sample	Sample size	Intervention group	Comparison group	Group difference	Effect size	Statistical significance
Deviant Child Behaviors - percent of observed intervals - High Risk Generalization setting	FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect	2-8 weeks	Queensland 1989	3 children	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not reported	Not applicable	Not applicable

Shapiro, C. J., Kilburn, J., & Hardin, J. W. (2014b). Prevention of behavior problems in a selected population: Stepping Stones Triple P for parents of young children with disabilities. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 35(11), 2958–2975. (Study Two)

Triple P - Variant Home Visiting: Standard Stepping Stones

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Outcome measure	Effect	Follow-up timing	Sample	Sample size	Intervention group	Comparison group	Group difference	Effect size	Statistical significance	Notes
Child Behavior Checklist(CBCL)- externalizing	FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect	5 months	SSSTP RCT -Study 2	39 parents	Adjusted mean = 52.42	Adjusted mean = 54.80	Mean difference = -2.38	HomVEE calculated = -0.21	Not statistically significant, p = 0.41	footnote204 Submitted by user on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 14:29 Negative favors intervention
Child Behavior Checklist(CBCL)- internalizing	FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect	5 months	SSSTP RCT -Study 2	39 parents	Adjusted mean = 48.16	Adjusted mean = 51.25	Mean difference = -3.09	HomVEE calculated = -0.32	Not statistically significant, p = 0.27	footnote204 Submitted by user on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 14:29 Negative favors intervention
Child Behavior Checklist(CBCL)- total problems	FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect	5 months	SSSTP RCT -Study 2	39 parents	Adjusted mean = 51.42	Adjusted mean = 54.90	Mean difference = -3.48	HomVEE calculated = -0.31	Not statistically significant, p = 0.37	footnote204 Submitted by user on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 14:29 Negative favors intervention

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