Problem Solving in Latino Families

• Main Author: Torres, Eliza
• Format: Others
• Published: DigitalCommons@USU 2012
• Subjects: Problem Solving; Latino; Families; Philosophy; Psychology
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/1208; https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2210&context=etd

This study examined parent engagement, child engagement, and quality of problem solving in a sample of families engaged in a trial of parent management training intervention. Data were collected for treatment and control groups at preintervention and 2, 4, and 6 months after the initial assessment. Variables in this study were measured utilizing a global coding scheme used to categorize parent-child behavioral observations. The coding scheme was developed by Forgatch, Knutson, and Mayne. Preliminary analyses led to scale changes due to lack of variance in observations. Results show that treatment group showed a gain in problem solving skills at T2; however those gains were not retained at T3. There was a gain between T3 and T4. The control group showed an increase at T4 from baseline in problem solving skills. Both parent and child engagement decreased for both groups, with the lowest time point occurring at T3.