Jugovac Samantha, Hawes David J, Tully Lucy A, Pasalich Dave S
School of Medicine and Psychology, The Australian National University, Building 39, Science Rd, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia.
School of Psychology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 2024 Dec 9. doi: 10.1007/s10578-024-01798-9.
Time-out is an empirically supported component of parenting interventions for child conduct problems; however, it is receiving increasing criticism among parents and some practitioners. This study aimed to investigate practitioners' use and acceptability of time-out for child conduct problems; examine whether perceived effectiveness and knowledge of evidence-based parameters of time-out implementation influence use and acceptability of time-out; and explore practitioners' perceptions about alternatives to time-out. One hundred and ten Australian and New Zealand practitioners who have worked with children and families completed an online survey investigating their use and acceptability of time-out for children with conduct problems. Results showed that 55.5% of the sample have used timeout, with 38.0% considered current TO users. Acceptability of the strategy varied, with some practitioners critical of time-out. Increased knowledge of evidence-based parameters of time-out implementation was associated with increased frequency of time-out use and acceptability, while perceived effectiveness was associated with increased acceptability only. Practitioners perceived a number of other parenting strategies as effective alternatives to time-out. These findings have important implications for improving practitioners' implementation of time-out with parents of children with conduct problems.
暂停是针对儿童行为问题的育儿干预措施中一项得到实证支持的内容；然而，它在家长和一些从业者中受到越来越多的批评。本研究旨在调查从业者对针对儿童行为问题的暂停措施的使用情况和可接受性；检验对暂停实施的循证参数的感知有效性和了解程度是否会影响暂停的使用和可接受性；并探索从业者对暂停替代方法的看法。110名曾与儿童及家庭打过交道的澳大利亚和新西兰从业者完成了一项在线调查，调查他们对有行为问题儿童使用暂停措施的情况和可接受性。结果显示，55.5%的样本使用过暂停措施，其中38.0%的人认为自己目前是暂停措施的使用者。该策略的可接受性各不相同，一些从业者对暂停措施持批评态度。对暂停实施的循证参数了解程度的提高与暂停使用频率和可接受性的增加相关，而感知有效性仅与可接受性的增加相关。从业者认为其他一些育儿策略是有效的暂停替代方法。这些发现对于改善从业者与有行为问题儿童的家长实施暂停措施具有重要意义。
