Publications

Check out these publications by members of the Parenting Research Group team.

  • Lee, B., & Keown, L. J. (2018). Challenges and changes in the parenting experiences of Korean immigrants in New Zealand. Asian and Pacific Migration Journal, 27 (4), 431-450. doi: 10.1177/0117196818810112
  • Keown, L. J., Franke, N., & Kaur, R. (2018). Role of fathers in supporting children’s development. In M. R. Sanders, A. Morawska (Eds.) Handbook of parenting and child development across the lifespan (pp. 121-142). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-94598-9_6
  • Palmer, M. L., Keown, L. J., Sanders, M. R., & Henderson, M. (2018). Enhancing outcomes of low-intensity parenting groups through sufficient exemplar training: A randomized control trial. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 1-16. doi: 10.1007/s10578-018-0847-z
  • Keown, L. J., Sanders, M.R., Franke, N., Shepherd, M. (2018). Te Whānau Pou Toru: A randomised controlled trial (RCT) of a culturally adapted low intensity variant of the Triple P-Positive Parenting Program for indigenous Māori families in New Zealand. Prevention Science, 19(7), 954-965. doi: 10.1007/s11121-018-0886-5
  • Sanders, M. R., & Keown, L. J. (2017). Parenting in couple relationships. In J. Fitzgerald (Ed.), Foundations for couples' therapy research for the real world (pp. 302-309). London, United Kingdom: Routledge.
  • Turner, K. M. T., Sanders, M. R., Keown, L. J., & Shepherd, M. (2017). A collaborative partnership adaptation model. In M. R. Sanders, & T. Mazzucchelli, (Eds.), Changing children’s lives through competent parenting: Using the Triple P Positive Parenting Program to achieve population change. New York: Oxford University Press.​
  • Keown, L. J. (2017). Working with fathers. In M. R. Sanders, & T. Mazzucchelli, (Eds.), Changing children’s lives through competent parenting: Using the Triple P Positive Parenting Program to achieve population change. New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Keown, L., Sanders, M. R., Franke, N., & Shepherd, M. (2017). Final report from a randomised-controlled trial (RCT) of Te Whānau Pou Toru Whanau/Whanaungatanga Korero: Maori adaptation of the Triple P Discussion Groups. Report to the Ministry of Health. Auckland New Zealand: Whānau/Parenting Research Group, Faculty of Education and Social Work, The University of Auckland.
  • Franke, N., Keown, L. J., & Sanders, M. R. (2016). An RCT of an online parenting program for parents of preschool-aged children with ADHD symptoms. Journal of Attention Disorders. doi: 10.1177/1087054716667598.
  • Lee, B., Keown, L.J., & Brown, G.T.L. (2016). Relationships between parenting practices and perceptions of child behaviour among Korean immigrant mothers and fathers: Korean parenting practices. International Journal of Psychology. doi: 10.1002/ijop.12398.
  • Frank, T., Keown, L. J., & Sanders, M. R. (2015). Enhancing father engagement and interparental teamwork in an evidence-based parenting intervention: A randomized-controlled trial of outcomes and processes. Behavior Therapy, 46(6), 749-763. doi:10.1016/j.beth.2015.05.008.
  • Dittman, C., Farruggia, S. P., Keown, L.J., & Sanders, M. R. (2015). Dealing with Disobedience: An Evaluation of a Brief Parenting Intervention for Young Children Showing Noncompliant Behavior Problems. Child Psychiatry & Human Development: DOI: 10.1007/s10578-015-0548-9.
  • Chu, J. T. W., Pullen, B., Farruggia, S. P., Dittman, C. K., & Sanders, M. R. (2014). Parent and adolescent effects of a universal group programme for the parenting of adolescents. Prevention Science, doi: 10.1007/s11121-014-0516-9.
  • Dittman, C. K., Farruggia, S. P., Palmer, M., Sanders, M. R., & Keown, J. J. (2014). Predicting success in an online parenting intervention: The role of child, parent, and family factors. Journal of Family Psychology, 28, (2), 236-243, doi: 10.1037/a0035991.
  • Frank, T.J., Keown, L.J. Dittman. C.K. & Sanders, M.R. (2014). Using father preference data to increase father engagement in evidence-based parenting programs. Journal of Child and Family Studies. DOI: 10.1007/s10826-014-9904-9.
  • Keown, L.J. & Palmer, M. (2014). Comparisons between paternal and maternal involvement: Early to middle childhood. Early Child Development and Care, 184, (1), 99-117.
  • Sanders, M. R., Dittman, C. K., Farruggia, S. P., & Keown, L. J. (2014). A comparison of online versus workbook delivery of a self-help positive Parenting Program, The Journal of Primary Prevention, 81 (3), 125-133.
  • Zhang, Q., Keown, L., Farrugia, S. P. (2014). Involvement in preschools: Comparing Chinese immigrant and non-Chinese parents in New Zealand, International Research in Early Childhood Education, 5(1), 64 – 82.
  • Chand, N. L., Farruggia, S. P., Dittman, C. K., Chu, J. T. W., & Sanders, M. R. (2013). Positive youth development and Teen Triple P: Promoting positive youth development through a brief parenting intervention programme. Youth Studies Australia, 32(1), 29-36.
  • Palmer, M. L., Henderson, M., Sanders, M. R., Keown, L. J., & White, J. (2013). Study protocol: evaluation of a parenting and stress management programme: a randomised controlled trial of Triple P Discussion Groups and Stress Control. BMC Public Health, 13, 888. doi:10.1186/1471-2458-13-888.
  • Chu, J., Farruggia, S., & Sanders, M.R., & Ralph, A. (2012). Towards a public health approach to parenting programs for parents of adolescents. Journal of Public Health. 34(s1), i41 – i47. doi 10.1093/pubmed/fdr123.
  • Keown, L.J. (2012). Prediction of boys, ADHD symptoms from early to middle childhood: The role of paternal and maternal parenting. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 40, 569-58. doi 10.1007/s10802-011-9586-3.
  • Palmer, M., Rose, D., Sanders, M., & Randle, F. (2012). Conflict between work and family among New Zealand teachers with dependent children. Teaching and Teacher Education, 28, 1049-1058. doi 10.1016/j.tate.2012.05.002.
  • Dittman, C.K, Keown, L.J, Sanders, M.R, Rose, D; Farruggia, S.P, & Sofronoff, K. (2011) An epidemiological examination of parenting and family correlates of emotional problems in young children. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 81, (3), p360-371. doi 10.1111/j.1939-0025.2011.01104.x.
  • Keown, L.J. (2011). Fathering and mothering of preschool boys with hyperactivity', International Journal of Behavioral Development, 35, (2), p161-168. doi 10.1177/0165025410380982.
  • Narvaez, D., & Vaydich, J. L. (2011). Fear, love and moral functioning. In P. Aerni, & K. J. Grün (Eds.), Morality and Fear. Göttingen: Germany: Vandehoeck & Ruprecht.
  • Sanders, M. R., & Keown, L. J. (2017). Parenting in couple relationships. In J. Fitzgerald (Ed.), Foundations for couples' therapy research for the real world (pp. 302-309). London, United Kingdom: Routledge.
  • Sanders, M.R, Dittman, C.K, Keown, L.J, Farruggia, S, & Rose, D. (2010). What are the Parenting Experiences of Fathers? The Use of Household Survey Data to Inform Decisions About the Delivery of Evidence-Based Parenting Interventions to Fathers. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 41, (5), p562-581. doi 10.1007/s10578-010-0188-z.
  • Narvaez, D., Holter, A., Vaydich, J. L. (2010). Moral development. In A.S. Davis (Ed.), Handbook of Pediatric Neuropsychology (pp. 79-87). New York: Springer Publishing Co.
  • Turner, K. M. T., Sanders, M. R., Keown, L. J., & Shepherd, M. (2017). A collaborative partnership adaptation model. In M. R. Sanders, & T. Mazzucchelli, (Eds.), Changing children’s lives through competent parenting: Using the Triple P Positive Parenting Program to achieve population change. New York: Oxford University Press.​

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