Parenting programme
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Couples: 1. Experiencing a first pregnancy (between 20 and 35 weeks gestation) 2. Have a significant other (i.e. father, partner) who is prepared to be involved in the programme 3. Absence of an intellectual disability or severe psychopathology which would impair participant's understanding of the material presented in the programme 4. Basic level of English literacy 5. Absence of a diagnosed genetic disorder or disability in the baby
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Expectant mothers who are not experiencing a first time pregnancy 2. Expectant mothers who are less than 20 weeks and more than 35 weeks gestation 3. Expectant mothers who do not have a significant other (i.e. father, partner) 4. Expectant mothers and/or fathers who have an intellectual disabilty or severe psychopathology are excluded to the extent they would significantly impair participant's understanding of materials and content presented in the programme 5. Couples who do not have a basic level of English literacy in order to understand the programme with its associated exercises and materials 6. Couples, where the baby has been diagnosed with a genetic disorder or disability, as these would requires special considerations which are not covered as part of Standard Triple P for Baby
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcome measures as of 11/12/2018: Parents' mental health will be measured using the Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scales (DASS), Lovibond and Lovibond (1995).The DASS is a set of three self-report scales designed to measure the negative emotional states of depression, anxiety and stress. Primary outcome measures as of 18/06/2013: The primary outcome measures for the research focus on parent level effects. Measures marked with * indicate measures used for mothers only. 1. Parent?s Mental Health: Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS) 2. Life Satisfaction: Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) 3. Parenting Satisfaction & Efficacy/ Global Self Efficacy: What Being The Parent of a Baby is like (WBPB) Evaluation subscale (12 items) 4. Task Specific Self Efficacy: Maternal Self Efficacy Scale (MSES)* 5. Conflict over Parenting: Parent Problem Checklist Previous primary outcome measures until 18/06/2013: The primary outcome measures for the research focus on parent level effects. Measures marked with * indicate measures used for mothers only. 1. Individual Adjustment/ Postnatal Depression: Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) 2. Life Satisfaction: Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) 3. Parenting Satisfaction & Efficacy/ Global Self Efficacy: What Being The Parent of a Baby is like (WBPB) Evaluation subscale (12 items) 4. Task Specific Self Efficacy: Maternal Self Efficacy Scale (MSES)* 5. Conflict over Parenting: Parent Problem Checklist | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcome measures as of 11/12/2018: 1. Life Satisfaction: Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), Diener, Emmons, Larsen & Griffin, (1985). This questionnaire is administered at each time point: pre-intervention, post-intervention, 12 and 24 month follow-ups. 2. Parenting Satisfaction & Efficacy/ Global Self Efficacy: What Being the Parent of a Baby is like (WBPB), Evaluation subscale, Pridham & Chang, (1989). This measure is only administered post-intervention, 12 and 24 month follow-ups. 3. Task Specific Self Efficacy: Maternal Self Efficacy Scale (MSES), Teti & Gelfand, (1991)*. This measure is only administered post-intervention, 12 and 24 month follow-ups. 4. Relationship Satisfaction: Frequency and Acceptability of Partner Behaviour Inventory (FAPBI), Doss & Christensen, (2006). This questionnaire is administered at each time point: pre-intervention, post-intervention, 12 and 24 month follow-ups. 5. Division of Tasks: Household Task Checklist and Household and Baby Care Task Checklist. Spry, Morawska and Sanders (2009). This questionnaire is administered at each time point: pre-intervention, post-intervention, 12 and 24 month follow-ups. 6. Conflict over Parenting: Parent Problem Checklist, Dadds & Powell, (1991). This measure is only administered post-intervention, 12 and 24 month follow-ups. 7. Infant Behaviour: Baby Diary, Spry, Morawska and Sanders (2009).* This measure is only administered post-intervention, 12 and 24 month follow-ups. 8. Baby Behaviour Inventory (BBI), Spry, Morawska and Sanders (2009). This measure is only administered post-intervention, 12 and 24 month follow-ups. 9. Mother-infant attachment: Postpartum Bonding Instrument (PBI), Brockington et al., (2001)*. This measure is only administered post-intervention, 12 and 24 month follow-ups. 10. Social Support: Social Support S | — |
Countries
United Kingdom