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The effect and experience of the brief parental program AFFEKT within primary health care

Research project
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Project period
2023 - ongoing
Project owner
Department of Psychology
Research partners
Medtanken Group AB Västra Götalandsregionen, Kunskapsstöd för psykisk hälsa (KPH)
Financier
The Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life, and Welfare (FORTE) and The Healthcare Board, Region Västra Götaland, Sweden
Area
Health and medicine Education and learning
Topic
Applied Psychology

Short description

This project examines the effect and experience of a brief parent intervention, AFFEKT, for parents of children with externalizing behaviors within primary health care. The project involves two separate studies. The first study includes an RCT study with outcomes that measures children’s externalizing behaviors and mental health, and the parents’ sense of competence, strategies, mental health and quality of life. The second study is a qualitative study that examine parents experience of the intervention AFFEKT, and how they perceive their child and relation to their child after the program.

Research group

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Developmental Psychology
The Gothenburg group for Research in Developmental psychology (GRID)
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