The Effects of Role-Playing on the Development of Adaptive Skills in a Parent Training Program
Year: 2006
Type: article
Abstract: Parent training programs are widely used to remediate ineffective strategies being\nused by parents of children with maladaptive behaviors. While there are a multitude of\nparenting workshops available, it has been estimated that over half have no established\neffectiveness. The purpose of this study was to advance our knowledge regarding the\neffects of modeling and role-playing (in an experimentally controlled design), used to\nsupplement the parent workshop called “Winning at Parenting” and enhance development\nof adaptive parenting skills of participants.\nThis study trained parents in the behavioral techniques of clear communication,\ndifferential attention, and time-out procedures via modeling by the instructor, roleplaying\nwith the parents, and instructor feedback to parents. A multiple-baseline design\nacross four participants was used in an experimentally controlled manner to demonstrate\nthe positive effect of modeling and role-playing on the development of these adaptive\nskills in a parent training program.\nTwo research questions were analyzed. The first considered whether participants\nwould increase their use of adaptive parenting strategies via modeling, role-playing and\ninstructor feedback, within the multiple baseline design. The results clearly showed a\nmean increase in correct demonstration of each target behavior for each parent only after\nthe treatment condition was introduced, indicating a significant treatment effect.\nFurthermore, because there was no overlap of data points from baseline to treatment,\nchanges in level were evident, providing a strong case that behavior was changed due to\ntreatment effects. Although trend of the behaviors in baseline varied, data points in the\ntreatment phase for each target behavior for each parent made such a dramatic and\nimmediate jump that they each were indicative of a treatment effect. These findings are\nconsistent with previous research demonstrating that the use of modeling and roleplaying\nare superior to readings and lecture-style for parent training programs.\nThe second question considered whether or not parent’s ratings of competence,\ndepression, and life stress, as measured on the Parenting Stress Index (PSI), would\nchange as a result of the intervention. Results showed no clear trends in data for the\neffects of treatment on the PSI scores.
Authors: Rodriguez-Del Valle, A Chantell
Institution: University of South Florida
Language: English
Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1512754081