Table 2 Contact cause (≥ 1 per case)
From: Parents' assessment of parent-child interaction interventions – a longitudinal study in 101 families
n | |
|---|---|
Interaction between parent/parents – child (174 causes stated in 91 families) | |
Need for support in the parent role | 58 |
Interaction difficulties | 53 |
Boundary setting problems | 44 |
Attachment difficulties | 14 |
Suspected abuse | 4 |
Other | 1 |
Child (142 causes in 78 children in 75 families) | |
Externalizing problems | 81 |
Aggressiveness (37), Hyperactivity & concentration problems (31), | |
Cannot/Does not want to listen/obey (7), | |
Troublemaking/Obstinacy/Acting out (6) | |
Regulation problems | 31 |
Sleeping (17), Feeding (7), Screaming (5), Toilet training (2) | |
Contact difficulties | 5 |
Interaction difficulties with siblings and/or other children | 5 |
Internalizing problems | 4 |
Delayed development | 6 |
Handicap/illness | 6 |
Trauma | 3 |
Other | 1 |
Parents (89 causes in 70 parents in 55 families) | |
Mental problems/mental illness | 35 |
Insecurity/low self-esteem/immaturity/very young | 38 |
Worn-out & tired | 6 |
Abuse | 4 |
Feeling of loneliness | 2 |
Somatic illness | 2 |
Assaulted others | 1 |
Other | 1 |
Relationship between the parents/step-parents (47 causes in 35 families) | |
Conflict or crisis with the partner/the other parent | 18 |
Separation | 17 |
Violence or threat of violence | 3 |
Death | 3 |
Other | 6 |
Social network (32 causes in 27 families) | |
Insufficient network | 12 |
Conflict filled network | 18 |
Other | 2 |
Social situation (25 causes in 23 families) | |
Burdened social situation | 17 |
Strains in connection with refugee situation | 5 |
Other | 3 |