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Summary
Parent education programs are in general beneficial in reducing young people's problem behaviors. The Common Sense Parenting (CSP) and Common Sense Parenting Plus (CSP Plus) programs were offered to families with 8th graders, and the effects of the programs were compared to a control group. Results revealed that the CSP program increased adolescents' emotion regulation skills, which in turn, led to fewer problem behaviors.
Citation
Mason, W. A., January, S.-A. A., Fleming, C. B., Thompson, R. W., Parra, G. R., Haggerty, K. P., Snyder, J. J. (2016). Parent Training to Reduce Problem Behaviors Over the Transition to High School: Tests of Indirect Effects Through Improved Emotion Regulation Skills. Children and Youth Services Review, 61, 176-183. doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2015.12.022