Moderators of the effectiveness of multisystemic therapy outcome for adolescents with severe conduct problems

Adolescent conduct problems exact serious social as well as personal costs. One of the most effective programs for treatment of serious conduct problems in adolescents is multisystemic therapy (MST). Although research supports its effectiveness, relatively little is known about the conditions under...

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Main Authors: Tran, Thanh Nam, Weiss, Bahr
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spelling oai:112.137.131.14:VNU_123-646902019-06-19T07:09:06Z Moderators of the effectiveness of multisystemic therapy outcome for adolescents with severe conduct problems Các biến điều kiện ảnh hưởng đến hiệu quả trị liệu đa hệ thống cho vị thành niên có rối loạn hành vi nghiêm trọng Tran, Thanh Nam Weiss, Bahr Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Multisystemic therapy MST Adolescent conduct disorder Moderators of treatment effects Adolescent conduct problems exact serious social as well as personal costs. One of the most effective programs for treatment of serious conduct problems in adolescents is multisystemic therapy (MST). Although research supports its effectiveness, relatively little is known about the conditions under which MST is most effective. The present study examined potential moderators of treatment outcomes in MST in 164 participants randomly assigned to receive MST or services as usual. A number of significant moderators were identified. Overall, adolescents from better functioning families benefitted more from MST than adolescents from less well functioning families, with 8 out of 10 significant moderators related to family or parent functioning supporting this position. Several hypotheses for this effect were proposed, including (I) that better functioning families may access useful resources more easily, (II) that in families with more cohesion and warmth adolescents may be less likely to automatically react negatively to parental limit setting behavior, and (III) that such families may have an adaptive rule structure in place already but not adaptive rule content. 2019-06-19T07:09:06Z 2019-06-19T07:09:06Z 2016 Article Tran, T. N., Weiss, B. (2016). Moderators of the effectiveness of multisystemic therapy outcome for adolescents with severe conduct problems. Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vol 2, No 5 (2016) 519-536 http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/VNU_123/64690 en Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities; application/pdf H. : ĐHQGHN
institution Vietnam National University, Hanoi
building VNU Library & Information Center
country Vietnam
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language English
topic Multisystemic therapy
MST
Adolescent conduct disorder
Moderators of treatment effects
spellingShingle Multisystemic therapy
MST
Adolescent conduct disorder
Moderators of treatment effects
Tran, Thanh Nam
Weiss, Bahr
Moderators of the effectiveness of multisystemic therapy outcome for adolescents with severe conduct problems
description Adolescent conduct problems exact serious social as well as personal costs. One of the most effective programs for treatment of serious conduct problems in adolescents is multisystemic therapy (MST). Although research supports its effectiveness, relatively little is known about the conditions under which MST is most effective. The present study examined potential moderators of treatment outcomes in MST in 164 participants randomly assigned to receive MST or services as usual. A number of significant moderators were identified. Overall, adolescents from better functioning families benefitted more from MST than adolescents from less well functioning families, with 8 out of 10 significant moderators related to family or parent functioning supporting this position. Several hypotheses for this effect were proposed, including (I) that better functioning families may access useful resources more easily, (II) that in families with more cohesion and warmth adolescents may be less likely to automatically react negatively to parental limit setting behavior, and (III) that such families may have an adaptive rule structure in place already but not adaptive rule content.
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title Moderators of the effectiveness of multisystemic therapy outcome for adolescents with severe conduct problems
title_short Moderators of the effectiveness of multisystemic therapy outcome for adolescents with severe conduct problems
title_full Moderators of the effectiveness of multisystemic therapy outcome for adolescents with severe conduct problems
title_fullStr Moderators of the effectiveness of multisystemic therapy outcome for adolescents with severe conduct problems
title_full_unstemmed Moderators of the effectiveness of multisystemic therapy outcome for adolescents with severe conduct problems
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