The Effectiveness of Parent–Child Interaction Therapy for Victims of Interparental Violence
This study compares the effectiveness of Parent–Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) in reducing behavior problems (e.g., aggression, defiance, anxiety) of 62 clinic-referred, 2- to 7-year-old, maltreated children exposed to interparental violence (IPV) with a group of similar children
with no exposure to IPV (N = 67). Preliminary analyses showed that IPV-exposed dyads were no more likely to terminate treatment prematurely than non IPV-exposed dyads. Results of repeated-measures MANCOVAs showed significant decreases in child behavior problems and caregivers' psychological
distress from pre- to posttreatment for IPV-exposed and IPV nonexposed groups, and no significant variation by exposure to IPV. Stress in the parent role related to children's difficult behaviors and the parent–child relationship decreased from pre- to posttreatment, but parental distress
did not decrease significantly over the course of PCIT. Results of an analysis testing the benefits of a full course of treatment over the first phase of treatment showed that dyads completing the full course of treatment reported significantly greater improvements in children's behavior problems
than those receiving only the first phase of treatment.
Keywords: INTERPARENTAL VIOLENCE; PARENT-CHILD INTERACTION THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOMES
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: 01 August 2010
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