A clinical trial of Behavioral Family Therapy in China.
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This study implemented Behavioral Family Therapy (BFT) to treat disruptive behavior among 2- to 7-year-olds in Shanghai,China. BFT was based on the empirically supported program Helping the Noncompliant Child (McMahon & Forehand,2003),condensed into 5 sessions and reframed as an individual parenting class to engage Chinese families. Nineteen families participated and all completed the program,9 families included grandparents,and 18 of the children were the only child. Mean child age was 4.3 years ( SD ＝ 0.9； range: 2--6),and 79% of the children were male. Pre- and post-treatment comparison showed that perceived child misbehavior on the Aggressive Behavior subscale of the Child Behavior Checklist was significantly lowered,t(13) ＝ 6.16,p <； .001. Primary caregivers increased positive behaviors,t(17) ＝ -6.65,p <； .001,and decreased intrusive behaviors,t(17) ＝ 8.95,p <； .001,during play with their child. Children increased compliance,t(16) ＝ -4.73,p <； .001,and caregivers increased contingent attention to child compliance,t(16) ＝ -3.04,p ＝ .008,during simulated clean-up tasks. Caregivers were satisfied with the program,and also provided suggestions for improvement. The results suggest a condensed and reframed BFT is feasible in China and beneficial for Chinese families.