All in Dads! Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Program Evaluation
- Conditions
- Fathers
- Interventions
- Other: Primary Services
- Registration Number
- NCT05194020
- Lead Sponsor
- Midwest Evaluation & Research
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to help fathers establish and strengthen their relationship with their children and the mothers of their children; to reduce domestic violence in vulnerable families; to improve economic stability of fathers through comprehensive, job-driven career services; to employ intensive case management barrier removal, individual job coaching, and comprehensive family development to improve short and long-term outcomes.
- Detailed Description
After being informed about the study and giving consent, participants will enroll in a five-week All in Dads! program that collects data at enrollment, at the end of the program, and 12 months following the program. Research questions in this study are framed by a Descriptive Evaluation Design to assess whether outcomes improve for low-income fathers who participate in the All in Dads! (AID!) Project. Primary and secondary outcomes are assessed before and after participants complete core curricula-Father Factor, The New Playbook, and Money Smart-and Job Readiness Coaching and Career Development as employment support services (pre to post). Primary outcome measures will indicate whether behavior improved for healthy family relationships (parent, co-parent, and partner) and economic stability (financial, employment). Secondary outcome measures will indicate whether behavior improved for the attitudes and expectations that facilitate and reflect behavior for healthy family relationships and economic stability.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 747
- Adult (age 18 and older)
- Father/father figure
- Reside in Franklin County, Ohio
- Minor (under the age of 18)
- Not a father/father figure
- Reside outside of Franklin County, Ohio
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Primary Services Primary Services Participants receive 16 hours of Father Factor curricula, 4 hours of The New Playbook curricula, 4 hours of Money Smart curricula over the course of five weeks. Participants also receive on-going job readiness support and post-employment support.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Healthy co-parenting behavior measurement #1 Change from baseline in co-parenting behavior at 12 months from enrollment. 2) Will participants report significantly healthier co-parenting behavior after completing primary educational services and employment support services?
Co-parenting behavior:
11 items: frequency of agreement with key co-parenting behaviors (interval, 5-point scale)
Measured Measured on the Healthy Co-Parenting Behavior Scale #1 as as:
1. Strongly Disagree
2. Disagree
3. Neutral
4. Agree
5. Strongly Agree Five items, the higher the score the better. Six items are reverse scored, the lower the rating, the better the score.Healthy parenting behavior measurement #1 Change from baseline in behavior in parenting behavior (interaction with children at 12 months from enrollment. 1A) Will participants report significantly healthier parenting behavior after completing primary educational services and employment support services?
Items measured include:
parenting behavior and interaction with children measured with:
7 items- frequency engage in key behaviors (categories, 5-point scale)
Measured on the Healthy Parenting Behavior Scale #1 as:
1=Never 2=1 to 2 days per month 3=3 or 4 days per month 4=2 or 3 days per week 5=Every day or almost every day
The higher the rating, the better the score.Healthy financial behavior measurement #1 Change from baseline in father financial behavior at 12 months from enrollment. 3) Will participants report significantly healthier financial behavior after completing primary educational services and employment support services?
Father financial behavior:
2 items: yes or no questions for have resume, checking/savings accounts (dichotomous)Healthy parenting behavior measurement #2 Change from baseline in behavior in parenting behavior (interaction with children at 12 months from enrollment. 1B) Will participants report significantly healthier parenting behavior after completing primary educational services and employment support services?
Items measured include:
parenting behavior and interaction with children measured with:
1 item- frequency reach out to children (categories, 4-point scale); Measured on the Healthy Parenting Behavior Scale #2 as
1. Every day or almost every day
2. One to three times a week
3. One to three times in the past month
4. Never in the past month The lower the number, the better the score.Healthy parenting behavior measurement #3 Change from baseline in behavior in parenting behavior (interaction with children at 12 months from enrollment. 1C) Will participants report significantly healthier parenting behavior after completing primary educational services and employment support services?
Items measured include:
parenting behavior and interaction with children measured with:
1 item: hours spent w/children in last 30 days (interval) Measured in hours per day (choose from 1-30) on the Healthy Parenting Behavior Scale #3; the higher the number, the more time has been spent with the child(ren) indicating a better score
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Healthy parenting attitudes measurement #1 Change in parenting attitudes (towards children) at 12 months from enrollment. 4) Will participants report significantly healthier parenting attitudes after completing primary educational services and employment support services?
Parenting attitudes (toward children) 7 items: frequency of key attitudes (categories, 5-point scale)
Measured on the Healthy Parenting Attitudes Scale #1 as:
1. Always
2. Often
3. Sometimes
4. Rarely
5. Never Some items are reverse scored. Three items, the rating, the better the score. Five items, the lower the rating, the score is worse.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Action for Children
🇺🇸Columbus, Ohio, United States