Mom Power is an Attachment Based Parenting Program for Families and Their Children

Conditions

Parenting

Keywords

parenting, child behavior, attachment

Brief summary

Mom Power is a weekly attachment based parenting program aimed to increase parenting and self-care skills for families.

Jennifer M. Jester, Jessica Riggs, Rena A. Menke, Emily Alfafara, Meriam Issa et al. (7 authors)

Frontiers in Psychiatry2023-09-057 citations

10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1048511

Improving Maternal Representations in High-Risk Mothers: A Randomized, Controlled Trial of the Mom Power Parenting Intervention.

Rosenblum K, Lawler J, Alfafara E, Miller N, Schuster M, Muzik M.

2018-06-0122 citations

10.1007/s10578-017-0757-5

A community-based randomized controlled trial of Mom Power parenting intervention for mothers with interpersonal trauma histories and their young children.

Rosenblum KL, Muzik M, Morelen DM, Alfafara EA, Miller NM, Waddell RM, Schuster MM, Ribaudo J.

2017-06-2549 citations

10.1007/s00737-017-0734-9

Interventions

BEHAVIORALMom Power Intervention Group

attachment-based parenting program for parents in community setting led by trained and experienced facilitators.

BEHAVIORALMom Power Attentional Control Group

at home control, weekly mailings

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

15 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Participants ages 15+ years with at least one child , interested in learning about parenting and willing to attend weekly sessions in group setting. * Participants must be willing to be both videotaped and audio taped for research purposes * must speak English as their first language.

Exclusion criteria

* Participants with no children 0-6 or younger than 15. Participants not willing to attend weekly sessions or participate in group/at home control.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Psychopathology	3 months	participants are asked to complete questionnaires related to psychopathology such as depression, anxiety, and post traumatic stress.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Parenting	3 months	Measures looking at parental bonding, parenting self-efficacy and feelings of helplessness will be assessed. In addition, videotaped sessions of parent and child engaging in play will be coded and assessed.
Maternal Mental Representations	3 months	Participants participate in a structured interview asking about their relationship with their child. Interviews are coded and classified relating to attachment style.
Connection to Care	3 months	Participants will be referred to community agencies for resources based on need during their involvement with Mom Power. The referrals, follow-up with referrals and health care utilization will be tracked to determine engagement with resources.

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed