Intervention trial demonstrates that evidence-based treatment reduces parenting stress in homeless mothers, highlighting a key pathway to improving child behaviors.
= 80). Follow-up assessments were completed at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months postbaseline. Results showed that mothers receiving EBT reported a faster decline in parenting stress within the 6-month treatment period compared to those receiving housing-only. Further, decreased parenting stress within the 6-month treatment period mediated the association between the treatment condition (e.g., EBT vs. housing-only) and decreased children's problem behaviors over 12 months. Findings support the efficacy of EBT in reducing parenting stress among young mothers experiencing homelessness and, importantly, elucidate the longitudinal mechanism of change connecting EBT, parenting stress, and children's problem behaviors. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved).
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