Parenting
Conditions
Keywords
Positive parenting, Parenting competences, Program evaluation, Family functioning, Parenting practices, Effectiveness
Brief summary
The goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of positive parenting programs targeted to parents of toddlers, children and adolescents carried out in Cantabria (Spain). We will collect information from the participants before the intervention, in the last session of the program and some months after, to verify if there have been some changes in the family dynamics of these parents, and if these changes continue after some time. Besides, we will compare these results with information from other families that are not taking part in the program. The main caregivers of the participating families and the practitioners in charge of the intervention will provide the information for the study. We expect that families participating in the programs will improve their parenting competencies and their family dynamics, and that these change will stay after the program.
Detailed description
A quasi-experimental design will be followed, with three evaluation moments (pretest, posttest and follow-up) and with a non-randomized comparison group. The positive parenting programs will be advertised by social media, schools and high schools. The participants will be parental figures interested in joining these programs. The participants will answer a series of questionnaires by an app, where they will give information related to sociodemographic data and parenting competencies. The app will not allow the participants to leave any question with no answer or with an incorrect answer. To analyze the data, we will use the softwares Mplus and Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS).
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPositive parenting PAIF program
Psychoeducational intervention in a group format driven by a practitioner with 6 to 12 sessions where caregivers learn parenting competences
Sponsors
University of Seville
Gobierno de Cantabria
Loyola University
University of Jaen
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
The participants will be assigned to the manualized program according to the inclusion criteria. The comparison group will be composed of families in areas where the intervention is not available but with similar sociodemographic characteristics.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Being caregiver of at least one child under 18 years of age * The child to be in the developmental stage appropriate for the corresponding arm * If participating in a targeted program, meet the requirements: (1) be a father; (2) presenting bad health habits in the family according the evaluation of the pediatrician * Motivated to improve parenting competences
Exclusion criteria
* Not having sufficient command of the Spanish language to be able to communicate * Experience family crisis that prevent for participating in a group intervention * Experience mental health issue that prevent for participating in a group intervention
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Perception of the parental role | Pretest, immediately posttest and 6 month follow-up | Me as a Parent Scale (MaaP), rated on a 5-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 to 5. Higher scores mean a better outcome. |
| Parenting practices (Authoritative parenting style: Warmth and Support, Reasoning/Induction, Democratic Participation) | Pretest, immediately posttest and 6 month follow-up | Parenting Styles and Dimensions Questionnaire - Short version (PSDQ-Short version), rated on a 5-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 to 5. Higher scores mean a better outcome. |
| Parenting practices (Overreactivity and Laxness) | Pretest, immediately posttest and 6 month follow-up | Parenting Scale - Short version (PS), rated on a 7-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 to 7. Higher scores mean a worse outcome. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Satisfaction with the intervention | Immediately Posttest | Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-4), rated on a 4-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 to 4. Higher scores mean a better outcome. |
| Children adjustment | Pretest, immediately posttest and 6 month follow-up | Kidscreen-10, rated on a 5-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 to 5. Higher scores mean a better outcome. |
| Social support | Pretest, immediately posttest and 6 month follow-up | Ad hoc questionnaire, with 3 items rated on a 5-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 = Nothing to 4 = A lot ("I feel supported as a father/mother). Higher scores mean a better outcome. |
| Satisfaction with Family Life | Pretest, posttest and follow-up | Satisfaction with Family Life Scale (SWFLS), rated on a 7-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 to 7. Higher scores mean a better outcome. |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed