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behjat B, semsar yazdi S, demehri F. (2025). Comparison of the Effectiveness of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) and Child-Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT) on Behavioral Problems and Family Functioning in Preschool Children. Journal of Childhood Health and Education. 6(3),
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1- MA in psychology, department of psychology, Science and Arts university, Yazd, Iran
2- Ph.D student, MA in psychology, department of psychology, Science and Arts university, Yazd, Iran
3- Assistance professor, department of psychology, Science and Arts university, Yazd, Iran
2- Ph.D student, MA in psychology, department of psychology, Science and Arts university, Yazd, Iran
3- Assistance professor, department of psychology, Science and Arts university, Yazd, Iran
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Background and Aim: This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) and Child-Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT) on behavioral problems and family functioning in preschool children.
Research Methods: This semi-experimental study employed a pretest-posttest design with two experimental groups (15 participants each) and one control group (15 participants). The participants were parents of preschool children in Yazd city, selected through convenience and voluntary sampling (n=45). Data were collected using the Epstein Family Functioning Questionnaire (1980) and the Achenbach Child Behavior Checklist (1999). The PCIT program was implemented for one experimental group, and the CPRT program was conducted for the other experimental group. No intervention was applied to the control group. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) with SPSS 24.
Results: Data analysis revealed that CPRT significantly reduced behavioral problems in preschool children with an effect size of 0.59. Likewise, PCIT significantly reduced behavioral problems with an effect size of 0.53. The findings indicate that CPRT had a greater impact on reducing behavioral problems compared to PCIT. Both interventions positively and equally improved family functioning.
Disscution: Based on the results, the Child-Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT) program is recommended to reduce behavioral problems in preschool children.
Research Methods: This semi-experimental study employed a pretest-posttest design with two experimental groups (15 participants each) and one control group (15 participants). The participants were parents of preschool children in Yazd city, selected through convenience and voluntary sampling (n=45). Data were collected using the Epstein Family Functioning Questionnaire (1980) and the Achenbach Child Behavior Checklist (1999). The PCIT program was implemented for one experimental group, and the CPRT program was conducted for the other experimental group. No intervention was applied to the control group. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) with SPSS 24.
Results: Data analysis revealed that CPRT significantly reduced behavioral problems in preschool children with an effect size of 0.59. Likewise, PCIT significantly reduced behavioral problems with an effect size of 0.53. The findings indicate that CPRT had a greater impact on reducing behavioral problems compared to PCIT. Both interventions positively and equally improved family functioning.
Disscution: Based on the results, the Child-Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT) program is recommended to reduce behavioral problems in preschool children.
Keywords: Family Functioning, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Child-Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT), Child Behavioral Problems, Family Functioning
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Received: 2025/03/15 | Accepted: 2025/10/7 | Published: 2025/11/1
Received: 2025/03/15 | Accepted: 2025/10/7 | Published: 2025/11/1
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