Abstract
Aim
To review and meta-analyse Mellow Parenting interventions for parent–child dyads at high risk of adverse developmental outcomes.
Method
Using Preferred Reporting Items of Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, we extracted all published evaluations of Mellow Parenting and Mellow Babies programmes. We identified published studies with randomized controlled trials, quasi-experimental or within-subject pre–post designs. We incorporated ‘grey literature’ for unpublished publicly available evaluations. Effect sizes were calculated for impact of Mellow Parenting on parental mental health and child behaviour. Data were extracted on demographics, age of participants, country, and potential sources of bias.
To review and meta-analyse Mellow Parenting interventions for parent–child dyads at high risk of adverse developmental outcomes.
Method
Using Preferred Reporting Items of Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, we extracted all published evaluations of Mellow Parenting and Mellow Babies programmes. We identified published studies with randomized controlled trials, quasi-experimental or within-subject pre–post designs. We incorporated ‘grey literature’ for unpublished publicly available evaluations. Effect sizes were calculated for impact of Mellow Parenting on parental mental health and child behaviour. Data were extracted on demographics, age of participants, country, and potential sources of bias.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1119-1128 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| Early online date | 10 Aug 2015 |
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| Publication status | Published - Dec 2015 |
Bibliographical note
AcknowledgementsFor part of the preparation period for this article, AM was supported by an NHS Research Scotland Career Research Fellowship. AM, LT, and PW have been involved in previous research into Mellow Parenting as well as other parenting programmes and have collaborated with the Mellow Parenting charity. PW has had travel and subsistence expenses reimbursed for attendance at a Mellow Parenting conference; otherwise the authors have not received financial recompense for any of these activities. We thank the Mellow Parenting charity for their advice about conducting this review.
Keywords
- parenting
- mellow parenting
- meta analysis
- outcomes
- mental health
Access to Document
- Mellow parenting
This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: MacBeth, A., Law, J., McGowan, I., Norrie, J., Thompson, L. and Wilson, P. (2015), Mellow Parenting: systematic review and meta-analysis of an intervention to promote sensitive parenting. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 57: 1119–1128., which has been published in final form at 10.1111/dmcn.12864. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.