Child–Parent Relationship Therapy for Earthquake‐Affected Preschoolers: A 1‐Year Controlled Study

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Main Authors: Merve Nur Bozkurt Karali, Yasemin Özkan, Dilşad Foto Özdemir
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author Merve Nur Bozkurt Karali
Yasemin Özkan
Dilşad Foto Özdemir
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Yasemin Özkan
Dilşad Foto Özdemir
Merve Nur Bozkurt Karali
Yasemin Özkan
Dilşad Foto Özdemir
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contents Child–Parent Relationship Therapy for Earthquake‐Affected Preschoolers: A 1‐Year Controlled Study Merve Nur Bozkurt Karali Yasemin Özkan Dilşad Foto Özdemir Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy ABSTRACT Objective This study examined the effectiveness of Child–Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT) among earthquake‐affected preschool children and their mothers in Türkiye. Method Using a quasi‐experimental controlled design, participants were assigned to experimental ( n  = 12), placebo ( n  = 12), and control ( n  = 12) groups. Parental empathy, parent–child relationship and children's posttraumatic emotional distress, affective and behavioural problems were assessed at pretest, posttest and 2‐, 6‐ and 12‐month follow‐ups. Results Mothers in the CPRT group showed significant improvements in empathy. Children's loneliness/sleep problems decreased short term, while emotional distress and impulsivity declined significantly at 1‐year follow‐up. However, fear/anxiety scores increased across all groups, and no significant group differences were found in emotional–behavioural problems or parent–child relationship scores. Conclusion CPRT emerged as an effective intervention in some aspects of children's posttrauma well‐being, yet ongoing environmental stressors and parents' psychological conditions limited the sustainability of therapeutic gains. 10.1002/cpp.70264 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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spellingShingle Child–Parent Relationship Therapy for Earthquake‐Affected Preschoolers: A 1‐Year Controlled Study
Merve Nur Bozkurt Karali
Yasemin Özkan
Dilşad Foto Özdemir
Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy
Child–Parent Relationship Therapy for Earthquake‐Affected Preschoolers: A 1‐Year Controlled Study Merve Nur Bozkurt Karali Yasemin Özkan Dilşad Foto Özdemir Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy ABSTRACT Objective This study examined the effectiveness of Child–Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT) among earthquake‐affected preschool children and their mothers in Türkiye. Method Using a quasi‐experimental controlled design, participants were assigned to experimental ( n  = 12), placebo ( n  = 12), and control ( n  = 12) groups. Parental empathy, parent–child relationship and children's posttraumatic emotional distress, affective and behavioural problems were assessed at pretest, posttest and 2‐, 6‐ and 12‐month follow‐ups. Results Mothers in the CPRT group showed significant improvements in empathy. Children's loneliness/sleep problems decreased short term, while emotional distress and impulsivity declined significantly at 1‐year follow‐up. However, fear/anxiety scores increased across all groups, and no significant group differences were found in emotional–behavioural problems or parent–child relationship scores. Conclusion CPRT emerged as an effective intervention in some aspects of children's posttrauma well‐being, yet ongoing environmental stressors and parents' psychological conditions limited the sustainability of therapeutic gains. 10.1002/cpp.70264 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
title Child–Parent Relationship Therapy for Earthquake‐Affected Preschoolers: A 1‐Year Controlled Study
topic Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy
url https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cpp.70264