Fathers
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to help fathers establish and strengthen their relationship with their children and the mothers of their children; to reduce domestic violence in vulnerable families; to improve economic stability of fathers through comprehensive, job-driven career services; to employ intensive case management barrier removal, individual job coaching, and comprehensive family development to improve short and long-term outcomes.
Detailed description
After being informed about the study and giving consent, participants will enroll in a five-week All in Dads! program that collects data at enrollment, at the end of the program, and 12 months following the program. Research questions in this study are framed by a Descriptive Evaluation Design to assess whether outcomes improve for low-income fathers who participate in the All in Dads! (AID!) Project. Primary and secondary outcomes are assessed before and after participants complete core curricula-Father Factor, The New Playbook, and Money Smart-and Job Readiness Coaching and Career Development as employment support services (pre to post). Primary outcome measures will indicate whether behavior improved for healthy family relationships (parent, co-parent, and partner) and economic stability (financial, employment). Secondary outcome measures will indicate whether behavior improved for the attitudes and expectations that facilitate and reflect behavior for healthy family relationships and economic stability.
Interventions
OTHERPrimary Services
Participants receive 16 hours of Father Factor curricula, 4 hours of The New Playbook curricula, 4 hours of Money Smart curricula over the course of five weeks. Participants also receive on-going job readiness support and post-employment support.
Sponsors
Action for Children
Midwest Evaluation & Research
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Adult (age 18 and older) * Father/father figure * Reside in Franklin County, Ohio
Exclusion criteria
* Minor (under the age of 18) * Not a father/father figure * Reside outside of Franklin County, Ohio
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Healthy Parenting Behavior Measurement #1 | Change in mean from baseline in behavior in parenting behavior (interaction with children) to mean at 12 months from enrollment. | 1A) Will participants report significantly healthier parenting behavior after completing primary educational services and employment support services? 7 items engage w/child measured on the Healthy Parenting Behavior Scale #1. The scale was 1-5 and as follows: 1=Never, 2=1 to 2 days per month, 3=3 or 4 days per month, 4=2 or 3 days per week, 5=Every day or almost every day 1 item- frequency reach out to children (categories, 4-point scale); Measured on the Healthy Parenting Behavior Scale #2 1=Every day or almost every day, 2=One to three times a week, 3=One to three times in the past month, 4=Never in the past month The 8 items are measured as a construct. All items are added together and divided by 8 to create the construct score. The higher the score, the better the outcome. maximum score of 4.5, minimum score of 1.0 |
| Healthy Co-parenting Behavior Measurement #1 | Change from baseline in co-parenting behavior at 12 months from enrollment. | 2\) Will participants report significantly healthier co-parenting behavior after completing primary educational services and employment support services? Co-parenting behavior: 11 items: frequency of agreement with key co-parenting behaviors (interval, 5-point scale) Measured on the Healthy Co-Parenting Behavior Scale #1 as: 1. Strongly Disagree 2. Disagree 3. Neutral 4. Agree 5. Strongly Agree Individually, for five items, the higher the score the better. Six items are reverse scored, the lower the rating, the better the score. The construct is created by adding all scores together and dividing by 11. The higher the score on a scale of 1-5, the better the outcome. The lower the score, the worse the outcome. |
| Healthy Financial Behavior Measurement #1 | Change from baseline in father financial behavior at 12 months from enrollment. | 3\) Will participants report significantly healthier financial behavior after completing primary educational services and employment support services? Father financial behavior: 2 items: yes or no questions for have resume, checking/savings accounts (dichotomous) Numbers reported in the results are counts of yes (participant has a checking account and participant has a savings account). |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Healthy Parenting Attitudes Measurement #1 | Change in parenting attitudes (towards children) from enrollment to completion of the program (post-survey). | 4\) Will participants report significantly healthier parenting attitudes after completing primary educational services and employment support services? Parenting attitudes (toward children) 7 items: frequency of key attitudes (categories, 5-point scale) Measured on the Healthy Parenting Attitudes Scale #1 as: 1. Always 2. Often 3. Sometimes 4. Rarely 5. Never A construct is created by adding the score of the 7 items together and dividing by 7. Maximum score=5 (7\*5/7), minimum score=1.0 (1\*7/7) |
Countries
United States
Participant flow
Participants by arm
| Arm | Count |
|---|---|
| Primary Services Participants receive 16 hours of Father Factor curricula, 4 hours of The New Playbook curricula, 4 hours of Money Smart curricula over the course of five weeks. Participants also receive on-going job readiness support and post-employment support.
Primary Services: Participants receive 16 hours of Father Factor curricula, 4 hours of The New Playbook curricula, 4 hours of Money Smart curricula over the course of five weeks. Participants also receive on-going job readiness support and post-employment support. | 720 |
| Total | 720 |
Baseline characteristics
| Characteristic | Primary Services |
|---|---|
| Age, Categorical <=18 years | 0 Participants |
| Age, Categorical >=65 years | 2 Participants |
| Age, Categorical Between 18 and 65 years | 718 Participants |
| Age, Continuous | 36.30 years |
| Ethnicity (NIH/OMB) Hispanic or Latino | 43 Participants |
| Ethnicity (NIH/OMB) Not Hispanic or Latino | 662 Participants |
| Ethnicity (NIH/OMB) Unknown or Not Reported | 15 Participants |
| Race (NIH/OMB) American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 Participants |
| Race (NIH/OMB) Asian | 6 Participants |
| Race (NIH/OMB) Black or African American | 524 Participants |
| Race (NIH/OMB) More than one race | 57 Participants |
| Race (NIH/OMB) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0 Participants |
| Race (NIH/OMB) Unknown or Not Reported | 0 Participants |
| Race (NIH/OMB) White | 127 Participants |
| Region of Enrollment United States | 720 Participants |
| Sex: Female, Male Female | 0 Participants |
| Sex: Female, Male Male | 720 Participants |
Adverse events
| Event type | EG000 affected / at risk |
|---|---|
| deaths Total, all-cause mortality | 0 / 720 |
| other Total, other adverse events | 0 / 720 |
| serious Total, serious adverse events | 0 / 720 |
Outcome results
Primary
Healthy Co-parenting Behavior Measurement #1
2\) Will participants report significantly healthier co-parenting behavior after completing primary educational services and employment support services? Co-parenting behavior: 11 items: frequency of agreement with key co-parenting behaviors (interval, 5-point scale) Measured on the Healthy Co-Parenting Behavior Scale #1 as: 1. Strongly Disagree 2. Disagree 3. Neutral 4. Agree 5. Strongly Agree Individually, for five items, the higher the score the better. Six items are reverse scored, the lower the rating, the better the score. The construct is created by adding all scores together and dividing by 11. The higher the score on a scale of 1-5, the better the outcome. The lower the score, the worse the outcome.
Time frame: Change from baseline in co-parenting behavior at 12 months from enrollment.
Population: 468 participants responded to at least 80% of the items in this measure.
| Arm | Measure | Group | Value (MEAN) | Dispersion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Services | Healthy Co-parenting Behavior Measurement #1 | Mean at Baseline | 3.30 score on a scale | Standard Deviation 1.17 |
| Primary Services | Healthy Co-parenting Behavior Measurement #1 | Mean at Follow-Up | 3.39 score on a scale | Standard Deviation 1.07 |
Primary
Healthy Financial Behavior Measurement #1
3\) Will participants report significantly healthier financial behavior after completing primary educational services and employment support services? Father financial behavior: 2 items: yes or no questions for have resume, checking/savings accounts (dichotomous) Numbers reported in the results are counts of yes (participant has a checking account and participant has a savings account).
Time frame: Change from baseline in father financial behavior at 12 months from enrollment.
Population: 507 participants responded to at least 80% of the items in this measure.
| Arm | Measure | Group | Value (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Services | Healthy Financial Behavior Measurement #1 | Number of participants with checking account at baseline | 356 Participants |
| Primary Services | Healthy Financial Behavior Measurement #1 | Number of participants with checking account at 12-month follow-up | 432 Participants |
| Primary Services | Healthy Financial Behavior Measurement #1 | Number of participants with savings account at baseline | 278 Participants |
| Primary Services | Healthy Financial Behavior Measurement #1 | Number of participants with savings account at 12-month follow-up | 352 Participants |
Primary
Healthy Parenting Behavior Measurement #1
1A) Will participants report significantly healthier parenting behavior after completing primary educational services and employment support services? 7 items engage w/child measured on the Healthy Parenting Behavior Scale #1. The scale was 1-5 and as follows: 1=Never, 2=1 to 2 days per month, 3=3 or 4 days per month, 4=2 or 3 days per week, 5=Every day or almost every day 1 item- frequency reach out to children (categories, 4-point scale); Measured on the Healthy Parenting Behavior Scale #2 1=Every day or almost every day, 2=One to three times a week, 3=One to three times in the past month, 4=Never in the past month The 8 items are measured as a construct. All items are added together and divided by 8 to create the construct score. The higher the score, the better the outcome. maximum score of 4.5, minimum score of 1.0
Time frame: Change in mean from baseline in behavior in parenting behavior (interaction with children) to mean at 12 months from enrollment.
Population: 248 participants responded to at least 80% of the items in this measure.
| Arm | Measure | Group | Value (MEAN) | Dispersion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Services | Healthy Parenting Behavior Measurement #1 | Mean at baseline | 3.96 total score | Standard Deviation 0.87 |
| Primary Services | Healthy Parenting Behavior Measurement #1 | Mean at follow-up | 4.12 total score | Standard Deviation 0.87 |
Secondary
Healthy Parenting Attitudes Measurement #1
4\) Will participants report significantly healthier parenting attitudes after completing primary educational services and employment support services? Parenting attitudes (toward children) 7 items: frequency of key attitudes (categories, 5-point scale) Measured on the Healthy Parenting Attitudes Scale #1 as: 1. Always 2. Often 3. Sometimes 4. Rarely 5. Never A construct is created by adding the score of the 7 items together and dividing by 7. Maximum score=5 (7\*5/7), minimum score=1.0 (1\*7/7)
Time frame: Change in parenting attitudes (towards children) from enrollment to completion of the program (post-survey).
Population: 331 participants responded to at least 80% of the items in this measure.
| Arm | Measure | Group | Value (MEAN) | Dispersion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Services | Healthy Parenting Attitudes Measurement #1 | Mean at Baseline | 4.56 score on a scale | Standard Deviation 0.44 |
| Primary Services | Healthy Parenting Attitudes Measurement #1 | Mean at Post-Program Survey | 4.59 score on a scale | Standard Deviation 0.41 |