Evaluating an online parenting programme based on 'The Little Parent Handbook'.

Completed

• Conditions: Parenting; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN89370147
• Lead Sponsor: Bangor University

Brief Summary

2017 protocol in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28446523

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-05-05
• Study Completion: 2017-07-01
• Last Update Posted: 10 September 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

1. Parent with a child aged 3-8 years
2. Parent has access to the internet
3. Parent has good understanding of English

Exclusion Criteria

1. Parent does not have a child aged 3-8 years
2. Parent does not have access to the internet
3. Parent does not have a good level of understanding in English

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quality of parent-child interaction, assessed by direct observation of parent-child interaction using the DPICS coding system. <br><br>Parents will be coded for thirty minutes in their own homes. The coding system includes two sections, positive parenting and negative parenting. The researcher will tally each time a parent engages in either positive or negative parenting behaviour. The observations will be coded by two researchers for 20% of the observations in order to reach inter-rater reliability of 80%. <br><br>Assessed at baseline and at 3 months. Further assessment at 6 months for participants in intervention group.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Family characteristics (SES status, single-parent status etc), collected via a demographic questionnaire <br>2. Frequency of child behaviour problems, assessed using the Eyberg Child Behaviour Inventory<br>3. Satisfaction and efficacy, assessed via Parenting Sense of Competence Scale<br>4. Parental mental well-being, assessed via the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-30)<br>5. Parenting practice, assessed using the Arnold O'Leary Parenting Scale <br><br>Timepoints:<br>Baseline: Demographic questionnaire and all parent report measures for intervention and control parents<br>3 month follow-up: All parent report measures (no demographic) for intervention and control parents<br>6 month follow-up: All parent report measures (no demographic) for intervention parents only