Lavorare con gli adolescenti attraverso un intervento per i genitori: uno studio pilota sull’implementazione del programma d’intervento eConnect basato sull’attaccamento

Connect is an evidence-based attachment-based intervention for parents of adolescents aims at improving the parent-child relationship quality and reducing childrens' behavioral problems. The present longitudinal research includes a sample of 24 parents (M = 49.33, SD = 5.32, 83.3% mothers) to analyze the effects of their participation in the online version of the programme (eConnect) on their adolescent children's (M = 13.83, SD = 1.76) insecure attachment and behavioral problems, and parental strain and sense of competence. Mixed models showed an increase in parental satisfaction and a reduction in parental strain, adolescents' avoidant attachment and behavioral problems, providing promising information on the implementation of eConnect and the possibility of working with parents to improve their adolescents' wellbeing.