Preschool-Based Program on Parenting and Child Behavior for Working Parents: Cluster RCT-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Preschool-Based Program on Parenting and Child Behavior for Working Parents: Cluster RCT

Published:2023-08-08 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:1049-7315
Container-title:Research on Social Work Practice
language:en
Short-container-title:Research on Social Work Practice

Author:

Leung Cynthia¹^ORCID,Lu Huijing²,Wong Charlotte³,Chun Kam Yiu³,Szeto Heidi³

Affiliation:

1. Mitchell Institute, Victoria University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

2. Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

3. Heep Hong Society, Hong Kong

Abstract

Purpose: This study evaluated the effectiveness of an eight-session universal parent training program for working parents using a parallel cluster randomized controlled trial design. The program was facilitated by preschool-based social workers in preschools. Method: Participants included 242 parents of children attending 16 preschools under the Pilot Scheme on Social Work Service for Pre-Primary Institutions, with 150 (seven preschools) randomly allocated to the intervention group and 92 (nine preschools) to the waitlist control group, with no blinding. Participants completed questionnaires on their parenting stress, parenting practices and emotion coaching (primary outcomes), and children's behavior problems (secondary outcomes). The study was registered with the ISRCTN registry (39415). Results: Mixed effects regression analysis (intention-to-treat) with preschool as a random factor indicated a significant decrease in over-reactivity, and an improvement in emotion coaching. Conclusions: The results provided promising research on the effectiveness of a preschool-based parenting program for working parents.

Funder

Partnership Fund for the Disadvantaged

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

General Psychology,Sociology and Political Science,Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/10497315231191575

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