Children/Adolescent Adjustment, Family Functioning, Parenting
Conditions
Keywords
Positive parenting, Parenting competences, Program evaluation, Family functioning, Parenting practices, Effectiveness, Home program
Brief summary
The goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of home positive parenting programs targeted to families at psychosocial risk carried out in Cantabria (Spain). The investigators will collect information before the intervention, and every six months until the family achieves the proposed objectives (with a maximum intervention period of two years). Besides, the investigators will compare these results with information from other families that are not taking part in the program. Depending on the case, the practitioners in charge of the intervention, the main caregivers of the participating families and/or the adolescents will provide the information for the study. The investigators expect that families participating in the programs will improve their parenting competencies, their family dynamics, and the life quality of their children.
Detailed description
A quasi-experimental design will be followed, with at least three evaluation moments and with a non-randomized comparison group. Families will be referred to the PIF from social services. The participants will answer a series of questionnaires and scales, where they will give information related to sociodemographic data, parenting competencies, family functioning and children/adolescent adjustment. The information will be digitized through a computer application to which only the professional intervening with the family will have access. The app will not allow the participants to leave any question with no answer or with an incorrect answer. To analyze the data, the investigators will use the softwares Mplus and Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS).
Interventions
BEHAVIORALFamily Intervention Program (PIF)
Home psychoeducational intervention in an individual format driven by a practitioner where caregivers learn parenting competences and children learn autonomy and emotional regulation skills
Sponsors
Gobierno de Cantabria
Loyola University
University of Jaen
University of Seville
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
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
No
Inclusion criteria
* Being a psychosocial at-risk family with at least one child under 18 years of age * Living in the territory that corresponds to that social services center
Exclusion criteria
* Experience family crisis that prevent for participating in the home intervention * Experience mental health issue that prevent for participating in the home intervention * High level of psychosolcial risk
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Autonomy and life skills | Before the intervention, and every six months until the family achieves the proposed objectives (with a maximum intervention period of two years) | The Life Skills Inventory (LSI) rated on a 2-point Likert-type scale ranging from 0 to 1. Higher scores mean a better outcome. |
| Children adjustment | Before the intervention, and every six months until the family achieves the proposed objectives (with a maximum intervention period of two years) | The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) rated on a 3-point Likert-type scale ranging from 0 to 2. Higher scores mean a better outcome. |
| School adjustment indicators | Before the intervention, and every six months until the family achieves the proposed objectives (with a maximum intervention period of two years) | This ad hoc instrument rated on a 4-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 to 4. Higher scores mean a better outcome. |
| Parental Competencies | Before the intervention, and every six months until the family achieves the proposed objectives (with a maximum intervention period of two years) | The Parenting Competencies Assessment Interview (ECP - 12) rated on a 5-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 to 5. Higher scores mean a better outcome. |
| Family functioning | Before the intervention, and every six months until the family achieves the proposed objectives (with a maximum intervention period of two years) | SCORE rated on a 5-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 to 5. Higher scores mean a better outcome. |
| Children's quality of life | Before the intervention, and every six months until the family achieves the proposed objectives (with a maximum intervention period of two years) | KIDSCREEN-10 rated on a 5-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 to 5. Higher scores mean a better outcome. |
| Satisfaction with Family Life | Before the intervention, and every six months until the family achieves the proposed objectives (with a maximum intervention period of two years) | 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. |
| Emotional intelligence | Before the intervention, and every six months until the family achieves the proposed objectives (with a maximum intervention period of two years) | The Emotional Quotient Inventory: Youth Version (EQ-i:YV) rated on a 4-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 to 4. Higher scores mean a better outcome. |
| Indicators of social integration of the family | Before the intervention, and every six months until the family achieves the proposed objectives (with a maximum intervention period of two years) | This ad hoc instrument rated on a 4-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 to 4. Higher scores mean a better outcome. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Perceived change after the intervention | Every six months from the start of the intervention until the family achieves the proposed objectives (with a maximum intervention period of two years) | This ad hoc instrument rated on a 4-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 to 4. Higher scores mean a better outcome. |
| Satisfaction with the intervention | Every six months from the start of the intervention until the family achieves the proposed objectives (with a maximum intervention period of two years) | Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8), rated on a 4-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 to 4. Higher scores mean a better outcome. |
| Expectations about the intervention | Before the intervention | This ad hoc instrument rated on a 4-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 to 4. Higher scores mean a better outcome. |
Countries
Spain
Contacts
Primary ContactVictoria Hidalgo García
Backup ContactJavier Pérez Padilla
Outcome results
None listed