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Can transdiagnostic parent training in child psychiatry empower parents to support their children's emotional regulation? A qualitative interview study of parents' and clinicians' perspectives on Circle of Security-Parenting (COS-P). Cover

Can transdiagnostic parent training in child psychiatry empower parents to support their children's emotional regulation? A qualitative interview study of parents' and clinicians' perspectives on Circle of Security-Parenting (COS-P).

Open Access
|Jun 2026

Figures & Tables

Table 1.

Characteristics of the RCT study

Time peroid 2018–2023VejleAabenraaOdense
Number of randomized families493212
Number of COS-P interventions programs1172
Number of participating parnets33217

[i] Note. Numbers of randomized families, COS-P intervention programs, participating parents within the RCT study in the period from 2018–2023 at different locations.

Table 2.

Participant characteristics (parents)

Parent pseudonymAgeGenderNumber of childrenReferred child genderChild ageReferred child diagnosisMonths since COS-PCompleted COS-P with partner
Ann43F4M5+< 12+
Ben42M2M7> 1÷
Charlotte33F2M8+> 1+
David36M2F8+> 1+
Emma39F3F5< 12÷
Frederik37M2M4+> 1÷

[i] Note. Table 2 presents participant characteristics (parents), including gender, age, number of children, and characteristics of the referred child (gender, age, and diagnosis). Diagnosis is coded as present (+) or absent (−) and refferes to if the child has received a diagnosis (yet). Time since participation in COS-P is reported in months, and partner participation is indicated (+ = yes, ÷ = no). COS-P: Circle of Security–Parenting.

Figure 1.

Thematic map of the coding process

Language: English
Page range: 27 - 36
Published on: Jun 10, 2026
Published by: Center for Evidence-based Psychiatry
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2026 Gitte Gaedt Møller, Lotte Kring, Aida Bikic, published by Center for Evidence-based Psychiatry
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