Tracing Changes in Families Who Participated in the Home-Start Parenting Program: Parental Sense of Competence as Mechanism of Change

Deković, Maja; Asscher, Jessica J.; Hermanns, J.M.A.; Reitz, Ellen; Prinzie, Peter; Akker, Alithe L. van den

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“…This finding is consistent with previous prevention studies that have shown that programs induced growth in parental sense of competence predicted an increase in supportive and warm parenting behaviors and a decrease in inept disciplines and harsh parenting [40]. We found that parenting stress also demonstrate spillover effects on parenting competence and parental responsiveness.…”

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Parenting Mediates the Impact of Caregivers’ Distress on Children’s Well-Being in Families Affected by HIV/AIDS

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Tam

et al. 2015

AIDS Behav

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Parental illness imposes great challenges to children's life and mental health. Having a parent infected by HIV may further challenge children's psychological well-being. Existing studies have demonstrated a negative impact of caregiver's distress on children's well-being. Limited studies examined the potential pathways of the link. This study aims to examine whether parenting stress, parenting competence and parental responsiveness can explain the relationship between caregivers' distress and children's well-being. A community sample of children of parents living with HIV and their current caregivers (n = 754 dyads) was recruited in rural central China. Children completed the measures on their psychological well-being and perceived parental responsiveness of their caregivers. Caregivers reported on their psychological well-being, parenting stress, and parenting competence. Structural equation modeling analysis showed that caregivers' distress indirectly affect children's well-being through parenting stress, parenting competence and parental responsiveness. Parenting stress explained the impact of caregiver's distress on parental responsiveness and showed pervasive effects on parenting competence. Our findings lend credence to family-based intervention for children affected by HIV and affirm the importance of incorporating the cognitive, emotional and behavioral components of parenting practices in such intervention.

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confidence: 93%

Parenting Mediates the Impact of Caregivers’ Distress on Children’s Well-Being in Families Affected by HIV/AIDS

Chi¹,

Tam

et al. 2015

AIDS Behav

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“…These findings coincide in part with some international evidence on home visitation programmes that confirm that they can improve the maternal sense of competence, which is seen as a predictor for parenting behaviour (Deković et al 2010), or that they reach high effect sizes with an empowerment/strengths-based approach (MacLeod and Nelson 2000). Other authors review the results more critically, especially in regard to long-term effects and abuse prevention in programmes with paraprofessionals (Duggan et al 2004).…”

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Healthy upbringing of children through the empowerment of women in a disadvantaged neighbourhood: evaluation of a peer group project

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Aim The study evaluates a community-based intervention programme, using a peer approach. The programme's objective is to improve life opportunities for children from disadvantaged families in a poor district of Berlin by empowering their mothers. Women of varying cultural backgrounds-most of them from immigrant families-are educated in subjects like child development, early education and health in order to work as community mothers (CMs). Their major task is to obtain access to the families, strengthen the mothers' parenting and personal skills, and promote early nursery school attendance and access to social support systems. Community settings are integrated in the programme through the establishment of family cafés in nursery and primary schools. Methods The evaluation analyses the organisational structure and process determinants of the programme, and its impact on the CMs as well as on the visited family mothers (FMs), identifying the supporting and inhibiting factors. To match the comprehensive programme design, a mixed method approach was chosen, combining primarily qualitative methods with quantitative methods and participatory observation. Target groups for the investigation are the CMs, the FMs, and professionals directly or indirectly involved in the programme. Results According to preliminary results, the programme has been successful in recruiting women from the community for training as CMs (n=67) and in reaching disadvantaged families of German and migrant backgrounds through home visits (n=86) as well as in single contacts in various settings (n=170). Access to families by home visits and sometimes in family cafés, however, has turned out to be more difficult than expected. The FMs interviewed qualitatively (n=15) within the first year after the start of home visits and with a semi-structured questionnaire (n = 44) after 2.5 years, report increased self-esteem, improved relationships with their children, better access to public services, emotional support and practical assistance. The results also demonstrate a significant gain for the CMs themselves as part of the target group. Professionals (n=42) assess the project primarily positively; co-operation with the CMs sometimes presents barriers. Conclusion Peer-based home visitation programmes are successful in reaching otherwise hard-to-reach populations but also have limits in access to some of the families. The combination of home visits with other forms of activities located in various settings seems promising.

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“…Moreover, Asscher, Dekovic, Prinzie, and Hermanns (2008) showed that results were of clinical significance, since at post-test a substantial number (39% to 84%) of the Home-Start mothers functioned in the domains of maternal well-being, parenting behaviour and child behaviour at a level equivalent to that of a community sample. Dekovic et al(2010) tested the mechanisms of change of the HomeStart and found that intervention results were consistent with the hypothesised intervention model: Home-Start induced changes in feelings of parental competence which in turn predicted changes in parenting.…”

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Long-term changes in parenting and child behavior after the Home-Start family support program

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Children and Youth Services Review

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Tracing Changes in Families Who Participated in the Home-Start Parenting Program: Parental Sense of Competence as Mechanism of Change

Cited by 109 publications

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Parenting Mediates the Impact of Caregivers’ Distress on Children’s Well-Being in Families Affected by HIV/AIDS

Parenting Mediates the Impact of Caregivers’ Distress on Children’s Well-Being in Families Affected by HIV/AIDS

Healthy upbringing of children through the empowerment of women in a disadvantaged neighbourhood: evaluation of a peer group project

Long-term changes in parenting and child behavior after the Home-Start family support program

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