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Predictors of Engagement in a Parenting Intervention Designed to Prevent Child Maltreatment
OBJECTIVE: The objectives of this analysis were to: 1) assess the impact of socio-demographic factors on parents’ perception of the benefits of attending a parenting program designed to prevent child maltreatment vs. the costs in terms of time and difficulty to attend, 2) determine if perceived cost...
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Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine
2010
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2941359/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20882142 |
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author | Corso, Phadedra S. Fang, Xiangming Begle, Angela M. Dumas, Jean |
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description | OBJECTIVE: The objectives of this analysis were to: 1) assess the impact of socio-demographic factors on parents’ perception of the benefits of attending a parenting program designed to prevent child maltreatment vs. the costs in terms of time and difficulty to attend, 2) determine if perceived costs and benefits affected the association between socio-demographic factors and participation in a parenting program, and 3) assess whether race/ethnicity moderated the relationship between socio-demographic factors, perceived costs and benefits, and program participation. METHODS: We assessed perceived costs and benefits of the intervention from parents providing self-reports, including satisfaction/usefulness of the program (benefits), and time/difficulty associated with the program (costs). We defined attendance at both the mid-point and then the number of classes attended throughout the remainder of the intervention. To investigate the direct and indirect effects (through perceived costs and benefits) of parental socio-demographic factors (education, age, gender, number of children, household income) on program attendance, we analyzed the data with structural equation modeling (SEM). To assess the potential moderating effect of race/ethnicity, separate models were tested for Caucasian and African-American parents. RESULTS: Perceived benefits positively impacted attendance for both Caucasian (n=227) and African-American (n=141) parents, whereas perceived costs negatively influenced attendance only for Caucasian parents. Parent education and age directly impacted attendance for Caucasian parents, but no socio-demographic factor directly impacted attendance for African-American parents. The indirect impact of socio-demographic characteristics on attendance through perceived costs and perceived benefits differed by race/ethnicity. CONCLUSION: Results suggest that Caucasian parents participate in a parenting program designed to prevent child maltreatment differently based upon their perceived benefits and costs of the program, and based on benefits only for African-American parents. Parental perception of costs and/or benefits of a program may threaten the effectiveness of interventions to prevent child maltreatment for certain racial/ethnic groups, as it keeps them from fully engaging in empirically validated programs. Different methods may be required to retain participation in violence-prevention programs depending upon race/ethnicity. |
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spelling | pubmed-29413592010-09-29 Predictors of Engagement in a Parenting Intervention Designed to Prevent Child Maltreatment Corso, Phadedra S. Fang, Xiangming Begle, Angela M. Dumas, Jean West J Emerg Med Intentional Injuries OBJECTIVE: The objectives of this analysis were to: 1) assess the impact of socio-demographic factors on parents’ perception of the benefits of attending a parenting program designed to prevent child maltreatment vs. the costs in terms of time and difficulty to attend, 2) determine if perceived costs and benefits affected the association between socio-demographic factors and participation in a parenting program, and 3) assess whether race/ethnicity moderated the relationship between socio-demographic factors, perceived costs and benefits, and program participation. METHODS: We assessed perceived costs and benefits of the intervention from parents providing self-reports, including satisfaction/usefulness of the program (benefits), and time/difficulty associated with the program (costs). We defined attendance at both the mid-point and then the number of classes attended throughout the remainder of the intervention. To investigate the direct and indirect effects (through perceived costs and benefits) of parental socio-demographic factors (education, age, gender, number of children, household income) on program attendance, we analyzed the data with structural equation modeling (SEM). To assess the potential moderating effect of race/ethnicity, separate models were tested for Caucasian and African-American parents. RESULTS: Perceived benefits positively impacted attendance for both Caucasian (n=227) and African-American (n=141) parents, whereas perceived costs negatively influenced attendance only for Caucasian parents. Parent education and age directly impacted attendance for Caucasian parents, but no socio-demographic factor directly impacted attendance for African-American parents. The indirect impact of socio-demographic characteristics on attendance through perceived costs and perceived benefits differed by race/ethnicity. CONCLUSION: Results suggest that Caucasian parents participate in a parenting program designed to prevent child maltreatment differently based upon their perceived benefits and costs of the program, and based on benefits only for African-American parents. Parental perception of costs and/or benefits of a program may threaten the effectiveness of interventions to prevent child maltreatment for certain racial/ethnic groups, as it keeps them from fully engaging in empirically validated programs. Different methods may be required to retain participation in violence-prevention programs depending upon race/ethnicity. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine 2010-08 /pmc/articles/PMC2941359/ /pubmed/20882142 Text en Copyright © 2010 the authors. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/. |
spellingShingle | Intentional Injuries Corso, Phadedra S. Fang, Xiangming Begle, Angela M. Dumas, Jean Predictors of Engagement in a Parenting Intervention Designed to Prevent Child Maltreatment |
title | Predictors of Engagement in a Parenting Intervention Designed to Prevent Child Maltreatment |
title_full | Predictors of Engagement in a Parenting Intervention Designed to Prevent Child Maltreatment |
title_fullStr | Predictors of Engagement in a Parenting Intervention Designed to Prevent Child Maltreatment |
title_full_unstemmed | Predictors of Engagement in a Parenting Intervention Designed to Prevent Child Maltreatment |
title_short | Predictors of Engagement in a Parenting Intervention Designed to Prevent Child Maltreatment |
title_sort | predictors of engagement in a parenting intervention designed to prevent child maltreatment |
topic | Intentional Injuries |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2941359/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20882142 |
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