Dr. P.H.O. (Patty) Leijten
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Programme group: Preventive Youth Care
Visiting address
- Nieuwe Achtergracht 127
- Room number:D9.04
Postal address
- Postbus 15776
1001 NG Amsterdam
Contact details
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Research
Patty Leijten works as an Assistant Professor in Child Development at the Research Institute of Child Development and Education, and as Director PhD Education Programme Child Development and Education. Her work aims to understand how parents and children shape each other's behavior, and to strengthen the effects of parenting programs to enhance children's well-being. In doing so, she bridges basic child development and intervention research, combining focused experimental research with intervention evaluation studies (e.g., randomized trials, and traditional and individual participant data meta-analysis).
Patty received her MA (2009) from Radboud University Nijmegen and her PhD (2014) from Utrecht University. She worked as a visiting scholar at the University of Oregon and Arizona State University, and as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Oxford and the University of Amsterdam.
Key publications:
Leijten, P., Gardner, F., Melendez-Torres, G. J., van Aar, J., Hutchings, J., Schulz, S., Knerr, W. & Overbeek, G. (2018). What to teach parents to reduce disruptive child behavior: Two meta-analyses of parenting program components. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Leijten, P., Melendez-Torres, G. J., Gardner, F., van Aar, J., Schulz, S., & Overbeek, G. (2018). Are relationship enhancement and behavior management the “Golden Couple” for reducing disruptive child behavior? Two meta-analyses. Child Development. doi:10.1111/cdev.13051
Leijten, P., Gardner, F., Landau, S., Harris, V., Mann, J., Hutchings, J., ... & Scott, S. (2018). Harnessing the power of individual participant data in a meta-analysis of the benefits and harms of the Incredible Years parenting program. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 59, 99-109. doi:10.1111/jcpp.12781
Leijten, P., Melendez-Torres, G. J., Knerr, W., & Gardner, F. (2016). Transported versus homegrown parenting interventions for reducing disruptive child behavior: A multilevel meta-regression study. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 55, 610-617. doi:10.1016/j.jaac.2016.05.003
Leijten, P., Dishion, T. J., Thomaes, S., Raaijmakers, M. A. J., Orobio de Castro, B., & Matthys, W. (2015). Bringing parenting interventions back to the future: How randomized controlled microtrials may benefit parenting intervention efficacy. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 22, 47-57. doi:10.1111/cpsp.12087
Personal website: www.pattyleijten.com
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Teaching and PhD Supervision
Undergraduate level courses
BA1: Familie en Gezin [Family Systems]
Graduate level courses
MA: Preventieve Jeugdinterventies [Preventive Youth Interventions]
MA: Family Systems
MA: Academic Writing Skills
PhD students
Jolien van Aar: What happens after parenting interventions end?
Hend Eltanamly: Parenting in Times of War
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Publications
- refereed (39)
- academic (3)
- professional (4)
- conference contributions (13)
- recognitions (9)
- supervised theses (1)
- doctoral thesis (1)
2021
Eltanamly, H., Leijten, P., Jak, S., & Overbeek, G. (2021). Parenting in times of war: A meta-analysis and qualitative synthesis of war-exposure, parenting, and child adjustment. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 22(1), 147-160. https://doi.org/10.1177/1524838019833001
2020
- Fischer, K., Weeland, J., Leijten, P., van den Akker, A., & Overbeek, G. (2020). Current and future perspectives on children’s genetic- and endophenotype-based differential susceptibility to parenting. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 29(3), 773-779. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-019-01567-6 [details]
- Leijten, P. H. O., Melendez-Torres, G. J., & Oliver, B. (Accepted/In press). Parenting programs to improve sibling interactions: a meta-analysis. Journal of Family Psychotherapy.
- Leijten, P. H. O., Weisz, J. R., & Gardner, F. (Accepted/In press). Research strategies to discern active psychological therapy components: A scoping review. Clinical Psychological Science.
- Leijten, P. H. O., Wijngaards-de Meij, L., Weeland, J., Menting, A. T. A., Orobio de Castro, B., Overbeek, G. J., & Matthys, W. (Accepted/In press). Parenting group composition does not impact program effects on children's conduct problems. Journal of Family Psychology.
- Leijten, P., Scott, S., Landau, S., Harris, V., Mann, J., Hutchings, J., Beecham, J., & Gardner, F. (2020). Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis: Impact of Conduct Problem Severity, Comorbid Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Emotional Problems, and Maternal Depression on Parenting Program Effects. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 59(8), 933-943. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2020.01.023 [details]
- Mertens, E., Deković, M., Leijten, P., Van Londen, M., & Reitz, E. (2020). Components of school-based interventions stimulating students’ intrapersonal and interpersonal domains: A meta-analysis. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 23(4), 605-631. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10567-020-00328-y [details]
- Overbeek, G. J., van Aar, J. V., Orobio de Castro, B., Matthys, W., Weeland, J., Chhangur, R. R., & Leijten, P. H. O. (2020). Longer-term outcomes of the Incredible Years parenting intervention. Prevention Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-020-01176-6
- Thongseiratch, T., Leijten, P., & Melendez-Torres, G. J. (2020). Online parent programs for children's behavioral problems: A meta-analytic review. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 29(11), 1555-1568. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-020-01472-0 [details]
- de Wit, M., Leijten, P., van der Put, C., Asscher, J., Bouwmeester-Landweer, M., & Deković, M. (2020). Study protocol: randomized controlled trial of manualized components in home visitation to reduce mothers' risk for child maltreatment. BMC Public Health, 20, [136]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-8237-4 [details]
- van Aar, J., Leijten, P., Overbeek, G., Thomaes, S., & Rothman, A. (2020). Does setting goals enhance parenting intervention effects? A field experiment. Behavior Therapy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2020.05.004
2019
- Eltanamly, H., Leijten, P. H. O., van Rooij, F. B., & Overbeek, G. J. (2019). Parenting in times of refuge: A qualitative investigation. Manuscript submitted for publication.
- Gardner, F., Leijten, P., Harris, V., Mann, J., Hutchings, J., Beecham, J., Bonin, E-M., Berry, V., McGilloway, S., Gaspar, M., Seabra-Santos, M. J., Orobio de Castro, B., Menting, A., Williams, M., Axberg, U., Morch, W-T., Scott, S., & Landau, S. (2019). Equity effects of parenting interventions for child conduct problems: a pan-European individual participant data meta-analysis. The Lancet. Psychiatry, 6(6), 518-527. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(19)30162-2 [details]
- Gardner, F., Leijten, P., Melendez-Torres, G. J., Landau, S., Harris, V., Mann, J., ... Scott, S. (2019). The Earlier the Better? Individual Participant Data and Traditional Meta-analysis of Age Effects of Parenting Interventions. Child Development, 90(1), 7-19. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13138 [details]
- Leijten, P., Gardner, F., Melendez-Torres, G. J., Weeland, J., Hutchings, J., Landau, S., McGilloway, S., Overbeek, G., van Aar, J., Menting, A., Orobio de Castro, B., Berry, V., Gaspar, M. F., Axberg, U., Mørch, W-T., & Scott, S. (2019). Co-occurring change in children's conduct problems and maternal depression: Latent class individual participant data meta-analysis of the Incredible Years parenting program. Development and Psychopathology, 31(5), 1851-1862. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579419001068 [details]
- Leijten, P., Gardner, F., Melendez-Torres, G. J., van Aar, J., Hutchings, J., Schulz, S., ... Overbeek, G. (2019). Meta-Analyses: Key Parenting Program Components for Disruptive Child Behavior. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 58(2), 180-190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2018.07.900 [details]
- Melendez-Torres, G. J., Leijten, P., & Gardner, F. (2019). What are the optimal combinations of parenting intervention components to reduce child maltreatment? Child Abuse Review, 28(3), 181-197. https://doi.org/10.1002/car.2561
- Schulz, S., Leijten, P., Shaw, D. S., & Overbeek, G. (2019). Parental Reactivity to Disruptive Behavior in Toddlerhood: An Experimental Study. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 47(5), 779-790. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-018-0489-4 [details]
- van Aar, J., Leijten, P., Orobio de Castro, B., Weeland, J., Matthys, W., Chhangur, R., & Overbeek, G. (2019). Families who benefit and families who do not: integrating person- and variable-centered analyses of parenting intervention responses. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 58(10), 993-1003.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2019.02.004 [details]
2018
- Leijten, P., Gardner, F., Landau, S., Harris, V., Mann, J., Hutchings, J., ... Scott, S. (2018). Research review: Harnessing the power of individual participant data in a meta-analysis of the benefits and harms of the Incredible Years parenting program. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 59(2), 99-109. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.12781 [details]
- Leijten, P., Gardner, F., Melendez-Torres, G. J., Knerr, W., & Overbeek, G. (2018). Parenting behaviors that shape child compliance: A multilevel meta-analysis. PLoS ONE, 13(10), [e0204929]. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0204929 [details]
- Leijten, P., Melendez-Torres, G. J., Gardner, F., van Aar, J., Schulz, S., & Overbeek, G. (2018). Are Relationship Enhancement and Behavior Management "The Golden Couple” for Disruptive Child Behavior? Two Meta-analyses. Child Development, 89(6), 1970-1982. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13051 [details]
- Leijten, P., Raaijmakers, M., Wijngaards, L., Matthys, W., Menting, A., Hemink-van Putten, M., & Orobio de Castro, B. (2018). Understanding Who Benefits from Parenting Interventions for Children’s Conduct Problems: an Integrative Data Analysis. Prevention Science, 19(4), 579-588. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-018-0864-y [details]
- Parra-Cardona, J. R., Leijten, P., Lachman, J., Mejia, A., Baumann, A., Amador Buenabad, N., ... Domenech Rodríguez, M. M. (2018). Strengthening a culture of prevention in low- and middle-income countries: Balancing scientific expectations and contextual realities. Prevention Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-018-0935-0
2017
- Gardner, F., & Leijten, P. (2017). Incredible Years parenting interventions: current effectiveness research and future directions. Current Opinion in Psychology, 15, 99-104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2017.02.023 [details]
- Leijten, P., Raaijmakers, M. A. J., Orobio de Castro, B., van den Ban, E., & Matthys, W. (2017). Effectiveness of the Incredible Years Parenting Program for Families with Socioeconomically Disadvantaged and Ethnic Minority Backgrounds. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 46(1), 59-73. https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2015.1038823 [details]
- Mejia, A., Leijten, P., Lachman, J. M., & Parra-Cardona, J. R. (2017). Different strokes for different folks? Contrasting approaches to cultural adaptation of parenting interventions. Prevention Science, 18(6), 630-639. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-016-0671-2 [details]
- Vlahovicova, K., Melendez-Torres, G. J., Leijten, P., Knerr, W., & Gardner, F. (2017). Parenting programs for the prevention of child physical abuse recurrence: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 20(3), 351-365. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10567-017-0232-7 [details]
- van Aar, J., Leijten, P., Orobio de Castro, B., & Overbeek, G. (2017). Sustained, fade-out or sleeper effects? A systematic review and meta-analysis of parenting interventions for disruptive child behavior. Clinical Psychology Review, 51, 153-163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2016.11.006 [details]
2016
- Leijten, P., Melendez-Torres, G. J., Knerr, W., & Gardner, F. (2016). Transported Versus Homegrown Parenting Interventions for Reducing Disruptive Child Behavior: A Multilevel Meta-Regression Study. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 55(7), 610-617. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2016.05.003 [details]
- Leijten, P., Raaijmakers, M. A. J., Orobio de Castro, B., & Matthys, W. (2016). Ethnic differences in problem perception: Immigrant mothers in a parenting intervention to reduce disruptive child behavior. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 86(3), 323-331. https://doi.org/10.1037/ort0000142 [details]
- Leijten, P., Thomaes, S., Orobio de Castro, B., Dishion, T. J., & Matthys, W. (2016). What good is labeling what's good? A field experimental investigation of parental labeled praise and child compliance. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 87(December), 134-141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2016.09.008 [details]
2015
- Abrahamse, M. E., Junger, M., Leijten, P. H. O., Lindeboom, R., Boer, F., & Lindauer, R. J. L. (2015). Psychometric properties of the Dutch Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory (ECBI) in a community sample and a multi-ethnic clinical sample. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 37(4), 679-691. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-015-9482-1 [details]
- Leijten, P., Dishion, T. J., Thomaes, S., Raaijmakers, M. A. J., Orobio de Castro, B., & Matthys, W. (2015). Bringing parenting interventions back to the future: How randomized microtrials may benefit parenting intervention efficacy. Clinical Psychology : Science and Practice, 22(1), 47-57. https://doi.org/10.1111/cpsp.12087 [details]
- Leijten, P., Shaw, D. S., Gardner, F., Wilson, M. N., Matthys, W., & Dishion, T. J. (2015). The family check-up and service use in high-risk families of young children: a prevention strategy with a bridge to community-based treatment. Prevention Science, 16(3), 397-406. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-014-0479-x [details]
2013
- Leijten, P., Overbeek, G., & Janssens, J. (2013). Praten met kinderen: effectief voor ouders van (pre)adolescenten? Kind en Adolescent, 34(2), 80-91. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12453-013-0008-x [details]
- Leijten, P., Raaijmaakers, M., Orobio de Castro, B., & Matthys, W. (2013). Does socioeconomic status matter? A meta-analysis on parent training effectiveness for disruptive child behavior. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 42(3), 384-392. https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2013.769169
2012
- Leijten, P. H. O., Overbeek, G., & Janssens, J. M. A. M. (2012). Effectiveness of a parent training program in (pre)adolescence: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Adolescence, 35, 833-842. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2011.11.009
2011
- Leijten, P. H. O., Raaijmakers, M. A. J., Orobio de Castro, B., Posthumus, J. A., & Matthys, W. (2011). Oudertraining Incredible Years effectief bij gedragsprobleem jong kind. Jeugd en Co, 5, 17-23.
2021
- Creasey, N., Lalihatu, E., Leijten, P., & Overbeek, G. (2021). Covid-19 Family Study report: April 2020 - September 2020. University of Amsterdam. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4423235
- Thomaes, S., & Leijten, P. (2021). Developmental psychology of praise. In E. Brummelman (Ed.), Psychological Perspectives on Praise (pp. 131-139). (Current Issues in Social Psychology). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429327667-20 [details]
2020
- Leijten, P. H. O. (Accepted/In press). Effective components of parenting programs for children’s conduct problems. In J. L. Allen, D. J. Hawes, & C. A. Essau (Eds.), Family-based intervention for child and adolescent mental health: A core competencies approach Cambridge University Press.
2019
- Remmelink, L. E., Leijten, P., & Veldboer, L. (2019). Andere ouders als bron van steun. Kind en Adolescent, 40, 330-346. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12453-019-00214-7
2018
- Leijten, P., Menting, A., Wijngaards-de Meij, L., Raaijmakers, M., Matthys, W., & Orobio de Castro, B. (2018). Ouderinterventie voor gedragsproblemen bij kinderen: Even effectief voor verschillende gezinnen? Kind en Adolescent, 39(2), 143-159. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12453-018-0177-8 [details]
2017
- Leijten, P. (2017). [Bespreking van: F. van der Horst, N. Lucassen, R. Kok, M. Sentse, L. Jooren & M. Luijk (2016) Opgroeien in het hedendaagse gezin: Inleiding in de gezinspedagogiek]. Pedagogiek, 37(3), 275-278. https://doi.org/10.5117/PED2017.3.BOEK [details]
2016
- Leijten, P., Raaijmakers, M., Orobio de Castro, B., & Matthys, W. (2016). Incredible Years: Ouderprogramma voor gedragsproblemen bij kinderen uit laagopgeleide- en migrantengezinnen. Systeemtherapie, 28(3), 233-241. https://www.tijdschriftsysteemtherapie.nl/inhoud/tijdschrift_artikel/ST-28-3-8/Incredible-years-Ouderprogramma-voor-gedragsproblemen-bij-kinderen-uit-laagopgeleide-en-migrantengezinnen [details]
2019
- Eltanamly, H., Leijten, P. H. O., Jak, S., & Overbeek, G. J. (2019). A meta-analysis and a qualitative-synthesis of how war-exposure affects parenting and child adjustment. Poster session presented at Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) 2019, Baltimore, United States.
- Eltanamly, H., Leijten, P. H. O., van Rooij, F. B., & Overbeek, G. J. (2019). A qualitative investigation of the effects of war, flee, displacement and resettlement on parenting. Poster session presented at SRCD Biennial Meeting, Baltimore, United States.
2018
- Eltanamly, H., Leijten, P. H. O., Jak, S., & Overbeek, G. J. (2018). Coming of age in a context of adversity: Parenting in times of war: Meta-analytical Structural Equation Modeling and Qualitative-Synthesis of how war-exposure affects parenting and youth adjustment. Paper presented at 16th conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA) 2018, Ghent, Belgium.
- Eltanamly, H., Leijten, P. H. O., van Rooij, F. B., & Overbeek, G. J. (2018). When survival comes first: A qualitative investigation of parenting in Syrian refugee families. Poster session presented at VNOP-CAS Research Days 2018, Utrecht, Netherlands.
2017
- Eltanamly, H., Leijten, P. H. O., & Overbeek, G. J. (2017). Parenting following war-exposure: A mixed-methods systematic review.. Poster session presented at ISRCAP 18th Biennial Scientific Meeting, Amsterdam, .
- Eltanamly, H., Leijten, P. H. O., & Overbeek, G. J. (2017). Parenting in times of war: A mixed-methods systematic review. Paper presented at 18th European Conference on Developmental Psychology, ECDP 2017, Utrecht, Netherlands.
- Leijten, P. H. O., Gardner, F., Kerr, W., Melendez-Torres, G. J., Hutchings, J., & Mikton, C. (2017). Harnessing scientific evidence to develop guidelines for policy makers and professionals about using parenting programs. Paper presented at 25th Annual Meeting of the Society for Prevention Research (SPR) 2017, Washington, United States.
- Leijten, P. H. O., Gardner, F., Melendez-Torres, G. J., Knerr, W., & Overbeek, G. J. (2017). Using intervention research to understand why children comply. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Child Development. Paper presented at Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) 2017, Austin, United States.
2016
- Leijten, P. H. O., Gardner, F., Melendez-Torres, G. J., Knerr, W., & Overbeek, G. J. (2016). Why children comply: a multilevel meta-analysis of parenting behaviors that shape child compliance. Paper presented at 7th EUSPR Conference and Members’ Meeting of the European Society for Prevention Research, Berlin, Germany.
- Leijten, P. H. O., Melendez-Torres, G. J., Knerr, W., & Gardner, F. (2016). What are the effective elements of parenting interventions for reducing disruptive child behavior?. Poster session presented at 24th Annual Meeting of the Society for Prevention Research (SPR) 2016, San Francisco, United States.
2015
- Gardner, F., & Leijten, P. H. O. (2015). Who benefits from parenting interventions for reducing disruptive child behavior? Pooling data across 14 RCTs in Europe. Paper presented at 17th Biennial Scientific Meeting of the International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology (ISRCAP) 2015, Portland, United States.
- Leijten, P. H. O., Melendez-Torres, G. J., & Gardner, F. (2015). Parenting interventions going global: multi-level meta-analysis on the effectiveness of transported and ‘home grown' parenting interventions to reduce disruptive child behavior. Poster session presented at SPR: 23d Annual Meeting f the Society for Prevention Research , Washington, United States.
- Leijten, P. H. O., Thomaes, S., Overbeek, G. J., Raijmakers, M. E. J., Orobio de Castro, B., & Matthys, W. (2015). What good is labeling what's good? Field experiments on the effectiveness of labeled and unlabeled praise to improve child behavior. Poster session presented at Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Child Development (SRCD) 2015 , Philadelphia, United States.
Award
- Leijten, P. (2018). ZonMw GGz Fellowship.
- Leijten, P. (2015). Jacobs Foundation Marbach Residency Program.
- Leijten, P. (2015). ZonMw (NWO) parel.
- Leijten, P. (2015). Wolfson College, University of Oxford, Junior Research Fellowship.
- Leijten, P. H. O. (2014). Society for Prevention Research / Early Career Preventionist Network Travel Award.
- Leijten, P. (2013). Jacobs Foundation preconference workshop and travel grant.
- Leijten, P. (2012). Fulbright Scholarship.
- Leijten, P. (2012). Kind en Adolescent reisbeurs (declined).
- Leijten, P. (2012). Occasional Lecturer Fund Award, Council for International Exchange of Scholars.
2014
- Leijten, P. H. O. (2014). Toward improved parenting interventions for disruptive child behavior: Reaching disadvantaged families and searching for effective elements.
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Ancillary activities
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RINO Groep
Docent specialistische opleiding tot klinisch psycholoog -
ZonMw
Commissielid Wat Werkt Voor De Jeugd -
Kavli Trust Programme on Health Research
Member of the Scientific Review Committee
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RINO Groep
Eltanamly, H., Leijten, P., Jak, S., & Overbeek, G. (2021). Parenting in times of war: A meta-analysis and qualitative synthesis of war-exposure, parenting, and child adjustment. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 22(1), 147-160.