Parental group therapy: An intervention for reducing the problem behaviour of adolescents neglected during childhood

Pages: 215-218
Damanjit Sandhu and Shubhdip Kaur (Department of Psychology, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab)

Childhood neglect leads to various kinds of psychological consequences for its victims during adolescence. The aims of present investigation were: to demonstrate that adolescents neglected during childhood will display more problem behaviour in comparison to non-neglected adolescents; and further to study the effectiveness of Parental Group Therapy in reducing the problem behaviour of adolescents neglected during childhood. To achieve these aims adolescents from various areas of Punjab (India), between the age group of 1518 years were screened for childhood neglect, through Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (by Bernstein & Fink, 1998). To get an estimate of behaviour problems in such adolescents the scores of 25 adolescents with childhood neglect histories were obtained on Youth Self Report (by Achenbach & Rescorla, 2001). These 25 adolescents were then provided Parental Group Therapy. After the intervention period was over, each subject was re-evaluated on Youth Self Report. The findings of this study fulfilled both the aims of the study.