An effectiveness study of Growing up Happily in the Family II Program aimed at promoting positive parenting in parents of young children at psychosocial risk

The Growing up Happily in the Family II Program: study protocol for a large scale randomized controlled trial of a group- and home-based positive parenting program in parents of young children at psychosocial risk.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN91206647

Enrollment

3877

Registered

2022-12-07

Start date

2022-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-01-28

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Conditions

Selective prevention, families at psychosocial risk, parenting support, parental capacities, parents of young children, parental resilience, family climate Not Applicable

Interventions

Participants are randomised and assigned into three groups by two statistical experts from the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migrations, considering the uniform distribution of family typ

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Perceived the Minimum Vital Income (MVI) as residents in the Municipality of Madrid 2. Have at least one child aged up to seven years old who they care for. 3. Are able to comprehend and understand Spanish to provide consent to the study. 5. Are able to provide written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Participants who do not have a sufficiently good working knowledge of Spanish to provide written informed consent and understand and complete questionnaires. 2. Participants whose current mental symptoms or drug addiction seriously compromise their ability to concentrate on the assessments or intervention sessions. 3. Participants whose infant will be removed from their care on a non-temporary basis

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Parental attitudes and child-rearing practices is measured using the Adult-Adolescent Parenting Inventory (APPI) at baseline, intermediate, and final testing reported by parents. 2. Parental confidence and competence is measured using Parental Sense of Confidence (PSOC) questionnaire at baseline, intermediate, and final testing reported by parents. 3. Parental stress is measured using Parenting Stress Index (PSI-Brief) at baseline, intermediate, and final test reported by parents. 4. Parental social support is measured using the Social Support Survey (MOS) at baseline and final testing reported by parents.Family risk profile is measured using the Protocol of Evaluation of the Psychosocial Risk at baseline reported by the practitioners. 5. Developmental status and perceived adjustment scale is measured using the Milestones for surveillance of cognitive, language, and motor development of the child at baseline reported by parents.	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Parental attitudes and child-rearing practices is measured using the Adult-Adolescent Parenting Inventory (APPI) at baseline, intermediate, and final testing reported by parents. 2. Parental confidence and competence is measured using Parental Sense of Confidence (PSOC) questionnaire at baseline, intermediate, and final testing reported by parents. 3. Parental stress is measured using Parenting Stress Index (PSI-Brief) at baseline, intermediate, and final test reported by parents. 4. Parental social support is measured using the Social Support Survey (MOS) at baseline and final testing reported by parents.Family risk profile is measured using the Protocol of Evaluation of the Psychosocial Risk at baseline reported by the practitioners. 5. Developmental status and perceived adjustment scale is measured using the Milestones for surveillance of cognitive, language, and motor development of the child at baseline reported by parents.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Employment situation is measured using indicators drawn from the Sociodemographic Profile at baseline and 3 months follow-up testing reported by parents 2. Perceived financial difficulties is measured using the Economic Hardship Questionnaire (EHQ) at baseline and 3 months follow-up testing reported by parents. 3. Difficulties in family-work conciliation is measured using The Spanish Work-Family Conflict Scale (SP_WFCS) at baseline and 3 months follow-up testing reported by parents. 4. Family climate is measured using the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale (FACE III) at baseline and 3 months follow-up testing reported by parents. 5. Resilience facing difficulties is measured using the Connor-Davidson Resilient Scale (CD-RISC 10) at baseline and 3 months follow-up testing reported by parents.	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Employment situation is measured using indicators drawn from the Sociodemographic Profile at baseline and 3 months follow-up testing reported by parents 2. Perceived financial difficulties is measured using the Economic Hardship Questionnaire (EHQ) at baseline and 3 months follow-up testing reported by parents. 3. Difficulties in family-work conciliation is measured using The Spanish Work-Family Conflict Scale (SP_WFCS) at baseline and 3 months follow-up testing reported by parents. 4. Family climate is measured using the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale (FACE III) at baseline and 3 months follow-up testing reported by parents. 5. Resilience facing difficulties is measured using the Connor-Davidson Resilient Scale (CD-RISC 10) at baseline and 3 months follow-up testing reported by parents.

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Countries

Spain

Contacts

Public ContactHector Cebolla

hector.cebolla@gmail.com+34 659466236

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026