Differences in Mothers' and Fathers' Readiness for Change in Parent Training

Niec, Larissa Nicole; Barnett, Miya L.; Gering, Cheryl Lynn; Triemstra, Kevin T.; Solomon, David T.

doi:10.1080/07317107.2015.1071980

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“…However, compared to mothers, fathers report fewer positive changes in their parenting or their child behavior (see Lundahl et al 2008). There is also some evidence suggesting that fathers have a less positive perception of parenting programs and report less confidence in their ability to change their parenting behavior through participation in parenting programs (Niec et al 2015; Tiano et al 2013). Finally, fathers’ attendance in parenting programs is much lower than mothers’ (Panter-Brick et al 2014).…”

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Using the Health Belief Model to Explain Mothers’ and Fathers’ Intention to Participate in Universal Parenting Programs

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Filus

2016

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Using the Health Belief Model (HBM) as a theoretical framework, we studied factors related to parental intention to participate in parenting programs and examined the moderating effects of parent gender on these factors. Participants were a community sample of 290 mothers and 290 fathers of 5- to 10-year-old children. Parents completed a set of questionnaires assessing child emotional and behavioral difficulties and the HBM constructs concerning perceived program benefits and barriers, perceived child problem susceptibility and severity, and perceived self-efficacy. The hypothesized model was evaluated using structural equation modeling. The results showed that, for both mothers and fathers, perceived program benefits were associated with higher intention to participate in parenting programs. In addition, higher intention to participate was associated with lower perceived barriers only in the sample of mothers and with higher perceived self-efficacy only in the sample of fathers. No significant relations were found between intention to participate and perceived child problem susceptibility and severity. Mediation analyses indicated that, for both mothers and fathers, child emotional and behavioral problems had an indirect effect on parents’ intention to participate by increasing the level of perceived benefits of the program. As a whole, the proposed model explained about 45 % of the variance in parental intention to participate. The current study suggests that mothers and fathers may be motivated by different factors when making their decision to participate in a parenting program. This finding can inform future parent engagement strategies intended to increase both mothers’ and fathers’ participation rates in parenting programs.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s11121-016-0696-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Using the Health Belief Model to Explain Mothers’ and Fathers’ Intention to Participate in Universal Parenting Programs

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“…Parents of children using AAC were required to develop technical knowledge of the device, with one parent, usually the mother, typically taking most of the device-related roles and responsibilities. This parental imbalance is in line with Niec, Barnett, Gering, Triemstra, and Solomon (2015), who reported that mothers often demonstrate significantly higher levels of motivation to engage in parent-child interventions than fathers.…”

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Understanding the rejection and abandonment of augmentative and alternative communication systems by parents of children with complex communication needs

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Children with a severe communication disability who are unable to use speech for everyday communication are said to have complex communication needs. This disability may be due to physical, psychological, and/or cognitive impairments; and commonly results in a variety of activity limitations and participation restrictions. Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems are often introduced to these children by speech-language pathologists (SLPs). When embraced by the child's parents and modelled in a variety of environments, AAC can result in significant benefits for the child's communication and quality of life. Many parents however reject the idea of AAC from the outset or attempt and later abandon use of the system, thus impacting their child's communication development and success. Despite the implications of AAC rejection and abandonment, this phenomenon has seldom been explored in the literature. Therefore, the series of studies described in this thesis sought to understand why parents of children with complex communication needs may reject or abandon the AAC system introduced to their child. This objective was achieved via a systematic review, three qualitative descriptive studies, and a correlational quantitative investigation. The systematic review aimed to synthesise the barriers and facilitators to the provision and use of low-tech and unaided AAC systems. Relevant literature was identified via a systematic search strategy and qualitative framework analysis was then completed with reference to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF). Most barriers and facilitators were coded as contextual factors (i.e., environmental and personal factors) within the ICF. Of most prominence were environmental factors including the attitudes and supports of professionals, family members, and society at large. For example, both parents and SLPs held misconceptions about AAC and lacked time to support the implementation of an AAC system. Additional environmental factors related to the AAC I acknowledge that an electronic copy of my thesis must be lodged with the University Library and, subject to the policy and procedures of The University of Queensland, the thesis be made available for research and study in accordance with the Copyright Act 1968 unless a period of embargo has been approved by the Dean of the Graduate School.

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“…Previous studies indicate that mothers are more predisposed to change than fathers, who tend to be more defensive and to feel less capable of modifying their relationship with their children (Niec et al, 2015). Previous studies indicate that mothers are more predisposed to change than fathers, who tend to be more defensive and to feel less capable of modifying their relationship with their children (Niec et al, 2015).…”

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“…Dropout is more likely among those who need greater help, for instance, immigrant or ethnic minority families, teenage-parent families, single-parent families, families in poverty, and families under stress and experiencing especially chaotic or conflictive relationships or mental health problems (De Haan, Boon, De Jong, Hoeve, & Vermeiren, 2013;Gopalan et al, 2010;Ingoldsby, 2010;Warnick, Gonzalez, Weersing, Scahill, & Woolston, 2012). The reasons for dropout are many and varied, with key roles played by the professional-user relationship, by where responsibilities are perceived to lie and by motivation and readiness to change (Niec, Barnett, Gering, Triemstra, & Solomon, 2015;Pereira & Barros, 2018).…”

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Stages of change and engagement in a family intervention

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Prochaska and DiClemente's stages of change model facilitate understanding of engagement difficulties in psychosocial intervention processes. We assessed the link between stages of family change and intervention dropout in a sample of 141 families with relational conflicts between parents and adolescent children. Each family member's stage of change was defined according to three criteria: seeing the conflict as a relational problem, assuming part of the responsibility for the dysfunctional relationship, and understanding one's own mental and emotional states and those of the other family members involved in the conflict (mentalization). Our dropout rate for the sample was 41.8% and was higher for immigrant families. We found a strong association between engagement and the contemplation stage of change, particularly the mother's. In family conflict interventions, participation of all the family members is essential so as raise awareness of the relational aspects of the conflict and the shared responsibility for the conflict and its resolution.

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Differences in Mothers' and Fathers' Readiness for Change in Parent Training

Cited by 29 publications

References 21 publications

Using the Health Belief Model to Explain Mothers’ and Fathers’ Intention to Participate in Universal Parenting Programs

Using the Health Belief Model to Explain Mothers’ and Fathers’ Intention to Participate in Universal Parenting Programs

Understanding the rejection and abandonment of augmentative and alternative communication systems by parents of children with complex communication needs

Stages of change and engagement in a family intervention

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