Aggression
Conditions
Interventions
It is a randomized controlled trial with three arms. Given the nature of the educational interventions, it is not possible to blind participants and people delivering interventions. Participants will
Sponsors
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Epidemiologia
Prefeitura Municipal de Pelotas
Faculdade de Medicina - Universidade Federal de Pelotas
Eligibility
Age
2 Years to 3 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: child born in 2015 in Pelotas city; mother lives in the household; mother consents to participate in the study; mother is the primary caregiver of the child; mother lives in the child’s house at least 4 nights per week; family income is in bottom 30% at child age 2-years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: child with low aggression score at age 2-years old; child with serious developmental delay at age 2-years; child with other medical condition preventing participating in activities targeted by interventions; mother has a medical condition preventing participating in intervention activities
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expected outcome 6. Evaluate the reduction in child aggression at 6-month follow-up, when children are approximately aged 4-years; assessed by questionnaires (Child Behavior Checklist, ELDEQ study questionnaire) and observational tasks (LABTAB, Don’t Touch, and Clean up), with an independent statistician calculating the final latent variable(s) of aggression for analysis; reduced aggression will be identified based on a statistically significant lower level of child aggression in the intervention groups compared with the control group, adjusting for baseline variables | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expected outcome 1. Evaluate the reduction in child chronic stress levels (for both the book-sharing and ACT interventions), assessed via cortisol levels in hair samples; reduced child chronic stress will be identified based on a statistically significant higher level in the intervention groups compared with the control group, adjusting for baseline variables;Expected outcome 2. Evaluate the reduction in parental reported stress (for both the book-sharing and ACT interventions), assessed via the Perceived Stress Scale and Pelotas questions on parenting stres; reduced parental reported stress will be identified based on a statistically significant lower level in the intervention groups compared with the control group, adjusting for baseline variables;Expected outcome 3. Evaluate the reduction in parental chronic stress levels (for both the book-sharing and ACT interventions), assessed via cortisol levels in hair samples; reduced parental chronic stress will be identified based on a statistically significant lower level in the intervention groups compared with the control group, adjusting for baseline variables;Expected outcome 4. Evaluate the increase in positive parenting (for both the book-sharing and ACT interventions), using the PAFAS questionnaire, and videotaped sensitivity and reciprocity during book-sharing and free play parent-child interactions; increased positive parenting will be identified based on a statistically significant higher level in the intervention groups compared with the control group, adjusting for baseline variables;Expected outcome 5. Evaluate the reduction in parental attitudes about corporal punishment (for the ACT intervention), assessed via parental reports on the Deater-Deckard Study Questionnaire; reduced parental favourable attitudes about corporal punishment will be identified based on a statistically significant lower level in the intervention group compared with the control group, adjusting for baseline variables;Expected outcome | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactSilvia Pinto
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Epidemiologia
Outcome results
None listed