Abstract

MENDOZA GONZALEZ, Brenda; PEDROZA CABRERA, Francisco Javier  and  MARTINEZ MARTINEZ, Kalina Isela. Positive Child Rearing Practices: Parents training for reduce bullying. Acta de investigación psicol [online]. 2014, vol.4, n.3, pp.1793-1808. ISSN 2007-4719.

The study aimed at assessing the effectiveness of a positive child rearing program with parents for reducing bullying and incrementing pro-social behavior of their children. Participants were eight couples and two single parents of 10 children identified as bullies. Half of the parents were assigned to a control group and the other half were trained to identify aggressive and pro-social behaviors of their children, as well as their antecedents and consequences. During eight weekly sessions parents were trained to set limits, reinforce both pro-social behavior and alternative responses to the aggressive ones, to correct, slightly disapprove, punish and extinguish aggressive behavior. Frequency of emission of specific pro-social behaviors (doing homework, helping in domestic chores and picking up toys) and of physical and verbal aggression was registered by parents and teachers during three weeks of base line and during eight weeks of treatment. Results showed a significant reduction of aggressive behavior and an increase of pro-social behavior compared both to base line and to the frequency of the same behaviors by children of the control group. Notably, behavior also changed at school. Results are discussed regarding the usefulness of interventions with parents in reducing bullying behavior by their children in different contexts.

Keywords : bullying; child rearing practices; behavior modification; intervention.

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