DOI: 10.1177/10497315261501940 ISSN: 1049-7315

Effectiveness of a Nonviolent Communication Parenting Practice Intervention for Hong Kong Chinese Parents

Kitty Yuen-han Mo, Wallace Wai-hung Tsang, Priscilla Yuet-kiu Chung, Pui-yin Cheung
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Objective

This study evaluated the effectiveness of a nonviolent communication (NVC) parenting practice intervention for Hong Kong Chinese parents. The intervention consisted of a one-off 3-hr NVC parenting workshop delivered as part of a school-based NVC project for parents of primary school students.

Methods

A pre–post evaluation design was employed. Thirty-eight parents completed pre- and 1-week follow-up questionnaires.

Results

Hypothesis 1 was supported, with improvements in compassionate parenting practices ( d  = −0.583 to −1.074). Hypothesis 2 was supported, with reductions in authoritarian parenting practices ( d  = –1.560 to −1.679). Hypothesis 3 was supported, with reductions in punitive parenting practices ( d  = −2.129 to −3.344).

Discussion

The findings suggest that NVC-based parenting workshops may promote compassionate parenting practices and support more positive and respectful parent–child relationships among Hong Kong Chinese families.

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