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 We incorporated ‘grey literature’ for unpublished publicly available evaluations.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 We incorporated ‘grey literature’ for unpublished publicly available evaluations.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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2015 |
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.