A Randomized Controlled Trial of Group Triple P With Chinese Parents in Mainland China.

Guo et al. (2016) ran the first large test of Group Triple P in mainland China. Parents met in small groups for eight weeks. They learned praise, routines, and calm discipline.

The team flipped a coin to assign parents to Triple P or a wait list. They tracked parenting style, child behavior, and school marks for six months.

Parents who got Triple P used more praise and less yelling. Their kids had fewer tantrums and better homework habits.

All gains stayed the same six months later. No boost faded.

Leung et al. (2013) ran a near-copy study three years earlier. They also saw big drops in child problems and parent stress. The new trial widens the pool to any parent, not just those with kids who have disabilities.

Leung et al. (2011) showed CBT groups for Chinese parents in Australia kept stress low for six months. Triple P now gives the same long-lasting relief with a parenting twist instead of pure CBT.

Li et al. (2023) pooled twenty-five parent CBT studies and found medium-to-large stress cuts. Mingchun’s Triple P scores land right inside that band, so the two paths likely help the same amount.

If you serve Chinese families, you can offer Group Triple P and expect medium gains that stick. Use the same eight-week manual; no need to invent new lessons. Add a short parent stress check at intake and again at six months to show families the real change.