Mental health.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention Group: Parents in the intervention group will be given immediate access to the DaPI program. Parents will be emailed log in details and instructions to the program. They
fostering child's optimal growth
fostering effective family functioning
fostering parent child relationships
fostering parents' mental health
and fostering child's mental health. Parents will be guided with effective parenting skills through various techniques (i.e., written materials, videos, interactive activities, and feedback report on
Sponsors
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Parents who owned a smart phone, tablet or computer and have access to the Internet. Parents who are willing to participate and provide information at scheduled follow-up points. Parents who have good command and understanding of the Malay language.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Parents who are digital illiterate. Parents who have children with developmental delays. Parents who are currently receiving professional assistance for their own and/or their child’s mental health problems.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Parenting styles. Timepoint: Before intervention, post-intervention (8 weeks), and 1 month follow-up. Method of measurement: Measured using the Parenting Scale by Arnold, O'Leary, Wolff, and Acker (1993).;Parental self-efficacy. Timepoint: Before intervention, post-intervention (8 weeks), and 1 month follow-up. Method of measurement: Measured using the Child Adjustment and Parent Efficacy Scale by Morawska, Sanders, Haslam, Filus, & Fletcher (2014).;Parent mental health. Timepoint: Before intervention, post-intervention (8 weeks), and 1 month follow-up. Method of measurement: Measured using the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 (Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995).;Parent-adolescent conflict. Timepoint: Before intervention, post-intervention (8 weeks), and 1 month follow-up. Method of measurement: Measured using the Network of Relationships Inventory (De Goede et al. 2009; Furman & Buhrmester 1985).;Interparental conflict. Timepoint: Before intervention, post-intervention (8 weeks), and 1 month follow-up. Method of measurement: Measured using Parent Problem Checklist (PPC; Dadds & Powell, 1991).;Family cohesion. Timepoint: Before intervention, post-intervention (8 weeks), and 1 month follow-up. Method of measurement: Measured using a scale developed by Tolan et al. (1997).;Parental self-esteem. Timepoint: Before intervention, post-intervention (8 weeks), and 1 month follow-up. Method of measurement: Measured using the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale.;Children Mental Health. Timepoint: Before intervention, post-intervention (8 weeks), and 1 month follow-up. Method of measurement: Measured using the Child Adjustment and Parent Efficacy Scale (CAPES; Morawska, Sanders, Haslam, Filus, & Fletcher, 2014). | — |
Countries
Malaysia
Contacts
Public ContactDr Nor Sheereen Zulkefly
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Outcome results
None listed