Adolescent psychological distress and disorders, Adult psychological distress and disorders, Family health, Parenting behaviors, Intimate Partner Violence, Target child's school competence and social skills, Target child's cognitive development, Target child's aggressiveness, Child abuse and neglect, Physical aggression and violence against the child, (Cyber) bullying, Target child's substance use and delinquency, Family socioeconomic circumstances.
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: The follow-up survey does not include any further intervention. The mothers and the target children, who are about 13-16 years old at the time of the survey, are surveyed separately using onl
Sponsors
Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: In the original study, only women who met the following criteria were recruited: (a) first pregnancy at 12 to 28 weeks' gestation, (b) being in an economically stressful situation (e.g., receiving welfare or in debt), (c) having at least one other social or personal risk factor (e.g., being a minor, not having completed school, experiences of abuse or neglect), and (d) having at least a basic understanding of the German language.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Lack of German language skills, no permanent residence permit, drug addiction
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. The home visiting program reduces the incidence of child neglect (mother and child are surveyed): --> Scale of the Multidimensional Neglectful Behavior Scale (MNBS). ---- 2. The home visiting program reduces the incidence of child abuse and the incidence of physical violence (mother and child surveyed):? --> Aggression, Physical Violence, and Child Abuse: Conflict-Tactic Scale, Parent-Child Version (CTS-CP). ---- 3. The home visiting program leads to improved parenting skills (less inappropriate parenting behaviors): --> Dysfunctional Parenting: Parenting Questionnaire (EFB; mother is surveyed). --> Nonviolent Discipline: CTS-PC (mother and child are surveyed). ---- 4. The home visiting program has a positive effect on the child's life satisfaction (mother and child are surveyed): --> Inventory of Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents (ILK).? ---- 5. The home visiting program has a positive impact on child mental health (mother and child are surveyed):? --> Child behavioral problems: Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL/6-18R; mother is surveyed) or Revised Youth Self Report (YSR/11-18 R; child is surveyed). ---- 6. The home visiting program has a positive impact on the mother's mental health (mother is surveyed): --> Short form of the Depression-Anxiety-Stress Scale (DASS 21). ---- 7. The home visiting program has a positive impact on mother's life satisfaction (mother is surveyed): --> target group oriented adaptation of the Life Satisfaction Questionnaire (FLZ). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| ---- 1. The home visiting program reduces use of alcohol, cigarettes, and cannabis (child is surveyed): --> Questions from Lower Saxony Survey 2019 (Krieg, Rook, Beckmann & Kliem, 2020). ---- 2. The home visiting program reduces child criminal behavior (child is surveyed): --> Questions from Lower Saxony Survey 2019. --> Criminal court conspicuity: Information from the Federal Office of Justice ---- 3. The home visiting program has a positive impact on parent-teenage conflict (mother is surveyed): --> Short form of the Conflict Behavior Scale (CBQ-20). ---- 4. The home visiting program influences timing or frequency of new pregnancies and births (mother is surveyed): --> Questions regarding current family composition and family planning (new pregnancies, desire to have a child, contraception, abortions, births). ---- 5. The home visiting program reduces the use of social benefits of the family (SGB II, SGB III and SGB VIII): --> Social benefits: Integrated Employment History provided by the Institute for Employment Research (IAB).? ---- 6. The home visiting program has a positive effect on the target children's school grades in Math, German and English and reduces the frequency of repeating a school year. ---- Demographic variables (e.g., household composition, contact with biological father). | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactSören Kliem
Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena
Outcome results
None listed