Enhancing Fathers' Ability to Support their Preschool Child

增强父亲支持学龄前儿童的能力

• 批准号: 7935365
• 负责人: Anil Chacko
• 金额: $ 20.93万
• 依托单位: QUEENS COLLEGE
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-09-01 至 2012-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7935365
• 关键词: Enhancing; Fathers; Ability; Support; their

Description (Provided by Applicant) Statement of the problem: Maltreatment (neglect and physical abuse of children) is an unfortunately prevalent issue in the United States (MacMillan et al., 1997; WHO, 1999). Although considerable empirical support demonstrates that Behavioral Parent Training can provide substantial benefit in altering maladaptive parenting behavior, fathers are not typically engaged in and respond as favorably to these interventions. Purpose of the proposed research: The purpose of the proposed research is to develop a novel intervention, the Fathers Supporting Success in Preschoolers (FSSP) program, to prevent the perpetration of child maltreatment in a population of fathers who are at-risk for child maltreatment. Specific aims of the study include: Developing, refining, and, subsequently evaluating the effectiveness of the revised FSSP program compared to a wait-list control condition at post-treatment and at one-month follow up on primary (observed and self-report of parenting behavior, parent-child relationships, and observed and parent-report of child behavior problems), secondary (parent attributions for children's behavior; parenting stress; parental depression) outcomes as well as measures of engagement (attendance, dropout from treatment, homework compliance, and consumer satisfaction). We hypothesize that the FSSP program will result in significant improvement on primary and secondary outcomes relative to the wait-list condition. In addition, we hypothesize high levels of engagement to the FSSP program. Methods: During year 1, we will develop the FSSP program, which is driven by both our theoretically-based model of prevention of father perpetration of child maltreatment as well as extensive input from potential consumers of the FSSP. The preliminary FSSP protocol will undergo a feasibility and acceptability trial prior to the stage two, larger clinical trial. The phase two study will evaluate the impact of the FSSP program relative to a wait-list control condition via a randomized clinical trial of 100 fathers and their preschool child on multiple outcomes (father self-report as well as observation of the father-child interactions). Analysis used in this study for the primarily outcomes will include Random Regression analyses, and benchmarking with supplemental analyses including effect size and moderator analyses. Implications for prevention: T our knowledge, this is one of the few interventions to provide multiple, theoretically-driven adaptations to evidence-based parenting interventions in order to engage fathers in and maximize outcomes following parenting focused interventions. As such, the data obtained from this study will provide critical information to the field of prevention of child maltreatment, including methods to effectively recruit and retain fathers from higher-risk communities, descriptive information on key constructs specifically for fathers (e.g., parenting), as well as assist in determining whether novel interventions, such as the FSSP program, can affect change in key risk factors associated father perpetration of child maltreatment. Program Narrative Child maltreatment is a prevalent occurrence in the United States. Unfortunately, despite data that demonstrate that fathers are often involved in perpetrating child maltreatment, very little research has been conducted on targeting fathers in prevention efforts. This grant is to support the development and evaluate the preliminary benefits of a novel preventive parenting program that targets an at-risk group of fathers-fathers of preschool children who reside in socioeconomically disadvantaged inner-city communities. If successful, this intervention will address an understudied, yet critical area, of public heath concern-the prevention of father perpetration of child maltreatment in an at-risk population.

描述（由申请人提供） 问题的说法：虐待（忽视和身体虐待儿童）是美国普遍存在的问题（Macmillan等，1997； Who，1999）。尽管大量的经验支持表明，行为父母培训可以在改变适应不良的育儿行为方面为大量好处，但父亲通常不会参与并对这些干预措施做出有利的反应。拟议研究的目的：拟议研究的目的是开发一种新的干预措施，即支持学龄前儿童成功的父亲（FSSP）计划，以防止在虐待儿童处于危险中的父亲中对儿童虐待的犯罪。该研究的具体目的包括：与候补名单的控制条件相比，与候补名单的控制状况相比，在后处理后的候补名单控制状况以及一个月的后续跟进（观察到的育儿行为和自我报告（观察和自我报告））（父母亲子关系，亲生关系和父母的父母育儿）（父母的养育行为及其行为及其行为；参与度（出勤率，治疗，家庭作业合规性和消费者满意度）。我们假设FSSP程序将相对于等待名单条件，从而对主要和次要结果产生显着改善。此外，我们假设对FSSP计划的高水平参与度。方法：在第1年，我们将开发FSSP计划，该计划是由我们基于理论上的预防父亲虐待犯罪的模型以及FSSP潜在消费者的广泛投入所驱动的。初步的FSSP方案将在第二阶段较大的临床试验之前进行可行性和可接受性试验。第二阶段的研究将通过100个父亲的随机临床试验及其学龄前儿童对多个结果（父亲的自我报告以及对父亲互动的观察）进行随机临床试验来评估FSSP计划对等待名单控制条件的影响。这项研究中用于主要结果的分析将包括随机回归分析，并通过补充分析进行基准测试，包括效应大小和主持人分析。对预防的影响：在我们的知识中，这是为基于循证的育儿干预措施提供多种，理论上驱动的改编的少数干预措施之一，以使父亲参与并最大程度地提高以父母为中心的育儿干预措施。因此，从这项研究中获得的数据将为儿童虐待的预防领域提供关键信息，包括有效招募和保留高风险社区的父亲的方法，有关专门针对父亲（例如育儿）（例如育儿）的关键结构的描述性信息（例如，育儿）（例如，育儿），以及确定与儿童相关的父亲的新干预措施是否有助于确定父亲的新干预范围，请注意关键的风险范围越来越多的范围。计划叙事儿童虐待是美国普遍发生的。不幸的是，尽管数据表明父亲经常参与对儿童虐待进行犯罪，但几乎没有针对父亲在预防工作中进行的研究。这笔赠款是为了支持发展并评估新型预防育儿计划的初步益处，该计划针对居住在社会经济不利的城市内社区中的幼儿园儿童的父亲群。如果成功的话，这种干预措施将解决公共卫生关注的经过研究的却至关重要的领域 - 预防高危人群中父亲虐待儿童虐待。