Attachment Disorder, Parent-Child Relations, Parenting
Conditions
Keywords
Digital Intervention, Attachment Based
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to test a new digital game. Specifically, this study will aim to evaluate a digital game prototype designed to facilitate playful interactions between parents and children. The prototype will incorporate activities grounded in relationship enhancement principles. Additionally, this study will check how well using digital tools helps build strong connections, makes people get along better, and boosts parents' confidence and parenting skills.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALDigital Game
Parent-child dyads will come to the research site once and participate for up to one hour. Dyads will engage with a digital game prototype. The game involves brief relationship enhancing activities focused on different domains of attachment with the purpose of facilitating appropriate and healthy playful interaction between parents and children.
BEHAVIORALControl
Parent-child dyads will come to the research site once and participate for up to one hour. Dyads will receive pamphlets with information regarding play based attachment activities and be given the chance to engage in said activities.
Sponsors
University of Miami
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Caregiver-child dyads.
Exclusion criteria
* Participant is not part of a caregiver- child dyad.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Parental Self-Efficacy as Measured by TOPSE | Baseline, Up to 1.5 hours (immediately after intervention). | Tool to Measure Parenting Self-Efficacy (TOPSE) Total scores range from 0-480 for the complete measure. Higher scores indicate greater levels of perceived parental self-efficacy. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Perceived Closeness in the Parent-Child Relationship as measured by the Social Connectedness Scale | Baseline, Up to 1.5 hours (immediately after intervention). | Social Connectedness Scale scores range from 9 - 54. Higher scores represent greater perceived connectedness. |
Countries
United States
Contacts
CONTACTAnna Queiroz, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORAnna Queiroz, PhD
University of Miami
Outcome results
None listed