Emotion regulation difficulties in military fathers magnify their benefit from a parenting program
- Zhang, J., Zhang, N., Piehler, T. F., & Gewirtz, A. H. (2023). Emotion regulation difficulties in military fathers magnify their benefit from a parenting program. Prevention Science, 24, 237-248. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-021-01287-8
- This study examined the impact of After Deployment, Adaptive Parenting Tools program (ADAPT) on 181 fathers’ parenting practices over time (i.e., baseline and 1-year follow-up) by randomly assigning fathers to the ADAPT program (n = 108) or control group (n = 73). Parents reported their emotion regulation difficulties (e.g., nonacceptance of emotion, impulse control difficulties), and negative parenting practices (e.g., distress avoidance, reactivity coercion) were observed by researchers. Fathers in the ADAPT program showed reductions in emotion regulation difficulties compared to those on the waitlist.
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