Parenting Not Applicable
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention is a ten-week online parenting programme for parents of children aged 3-8 who would like to learn more about positive parenting strategies. The study is not targeting a specific popul
this is to ensure that parents have sufficient time to complete the online programme and practice the skills at home. However, parents do not have to complete the chapter in one siting, they can log i
Sponsors
Bangor University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Parent with a child aged 3-8 years 2. Parent has access to the internet 3. Parent has good understanding of English
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Parent does not have a child aged 3-8 years 2. Parent does not have access to the internet 3. Parent does not have a good level of understanding in English
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of parent-child interaction, assessed by direct observation of parent-child interaction using the DPICS coding system. Parents will be coded for thirty minutes in their own homes. The coding system includes two sections, positive parenting and negative parenting. The researcher will tally each time a parent engages in either positive or negative parenting behaviour. The observations will be coded by two researchers for 20% of the observations in order to reach inter-rater reliability of 80%. Assessed at baseline and at 3 months. Further assessment at 6 months for participants in intervention group. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Family characteristics (SES status, single-parent status etc), collected via a demographic questionnaire 2. Frequency of child behaviour problems, assessed using the Eyberg Child Behaviour Inventory 3. Satisfaction and efficacy, assessed via Parenting Sense of Competence Scale 4. Parental mental well-being, assessed via the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-30) 5. Parenting practice, assessed using the Arnold O'Leary Parenting Scale Timepoints: Baseline: Demographic questionnaire and all parent report measures for intervention and control parents 3 month follow-up: All parent report measures (no demographic) for intervention and control parents 6 month follow-up: All parent report measures (no demographic) for intervention parents only | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactDawn Owen
Outcome results
None listed