Dışa yönelim problemleri olan okulöncesi çocukları hedef alan müdahale programlarının meta-analizi ve Türk okulöncesi çocuklara yönelik bir müdahale programı

This study examined the effectiveness of the interventions targeting preschool children withexternalizing behaviors. It also delineated the characteristics of the interventions that influenced theeffectiveness level of the interventions. Third, the effectiveness of these interventions on negativeparenting behaviors was examined and the characteristics of the interventions that influenced theireffectiveness on negative parenting were delineated. Finally, a preventive intervention programtargeting the externalizing behaviors of preschool age children in Turkey was proposed. The meta-analysis was conducted with 54 intervention conditions. As a result of the meta-analysis, on averagethe interventions were effective in reducing externalizing behaviors and the effect size was medium.The intervention type (i.e. universal/selected, indicated or diagnosed), the domain of the intervention(i.e. parents, children and teachers) and the method used (i.e. problem-solving, discipline techniques)in the intervention were identified as the characteristics that were most important in influencing theeffectiveness of interventions. For universal/selected interventions, daily child training using aproblem-solving approach was effective. For indicated populations, parent training teaching disciplinetechniques and improving parent-child relationship was effective. For diagnosed populations, allinterventions were highly effective. The interventions were also effective on negative parentingbehaviors. Finally, a parent training program targeting a Turkish indicated population to be conductedin groups on weekly basis for 20 weeks was proposed.Keywords: Meta-analysis, review, externalizing behaviors, intervention, prevention, preschoolchildren