A Prospective Validation Study of Inclination, Belief, and Context Predictors of Family‐Focused Prevention Involvement

Abstract

Prior research by the authors tested a model of factors influencing parent inclination to participate in parenting interventions. Family context, belief, attitude, and inclination to participate variables from this model were used to predict the actual participation of 1,121 families in assessment and intervention activities of a family-focused preventive intervention research project. Invitations to the project assessment and intervention components were, respectively, about 6 months and 10 months following the initiation of a telephone survey collecting predictor variable data. Logistic regression analyses examining each predictor individually showed that a number of family context, belief, attitude, and inclination variables were predictive of project participation. Subsequently, multiple logistic regressions were conducted, entering variables by blocks corresponding to theoretical model components. These analyses showed that prospectively stated inclination to participate in a parenting intervention and level of education were consistently significant predictors of both assessment participation and intervention enrollment. Implications for both research and practice are discussed.

Predicting Participation in Group Parenting Education in an Australian Sample: The Role of Attitudes, Norms, and Control Factors

“…In addition, Spoth and Redmond included family context factors (e.g., previous parenting education behavior and educational attainment) in their model. Findings across a number of studies have supported the model's ability to predict intentions to participate in parenting interventions (Spoth & Redmond, 1995Spoth et al, 1997). Of the HBM predictors, benefits and barriers have been shown to have a strong association with inclination to enroll in parenting education (e.g., Spoth & Redmond, 1995).…”

“…Intention has frequently been used in research as an appropriate measure of program uptake and has served as a strong predictor for explaining participation behavior (Perrino et al, 2001;Spoth et al, 1997). For instance, in a study of 1,121 families' involvement in a parenting skills intervention, Spoth et al (1997) found that inclination to participate (i.e., intention) in the intervention predicted subsequent enrollment.…”

“…For instance, in a study of 1,121 families' involvement in a parenting skills intervention, Spoth et al (1997) found that inclination to participate (i.e., intention) in the intervention predicted subsequent enrollment. Similarly, in an example of 451 mothers of preschoolers, Dumas et al (2007) found that intent to enroll was the best predictor of enrollment in a program promoting effective parenting.…”

“…In these studies, several factors have been found to influence participation, including socio-demographic variables, particularly parents' level of education and previous parenting education behavior (Haggerty et al, 2002;Johnson et al, 2003;, parents' perceived need for the intervention (Perrino et al, 2001), perceived barriers to participation, such as time demands, scheduling conflicts, and availability of child care (Perrino et al, 2001;Spoth et al, 1997), parental intentions to participate (Perrino et al, 2001;Spoth et al, 1997) and family factors, such as communication style (Perrino et al, 2001). …”

Economic Analysis of Methamphetamine Prevention Effects and Employer Costs

“…Earlier reports provided detailed descriptions of tests conducted to establish sample representativeness and pretest equivalence, as well as to rule out differential attrition (Spoth et al, 1997(Spoth et al, , 1998. To summarize these fi ndings, no significant Condition × Attrition interaction effects were found for any sociodemographic or substance use variables between the pretest and 12th-grade follow-ups.…”