Goodwill of Central Texas: Fatherhood Works Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Program Evaluation

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Fathers

• Registration Number: NCT05292963
• Lead Sponsor: Midwest Evaluation & Research

Brief Summary

The key goal of this descriptive evaluation is to assess the extent to which participation in the Fatherhood Works Program is positively associated with improved attitudes and behaviors among fathers and father figures in Central Texas. Research questions will focus on whether attitudes and behaviors related to parenting, co-parenting, and employment change after participation in primary program services.

Detailed Description

This evaluation seeks to understand the positive and/or negative impacts of an evidence-based core curriculum, Nurturing Fathers (NF), in combination with other workshops and case management services. All participants will receive a range of support services tailored to individuals' needs related to financial planning, career counseling, job search assistance, and occupational skills training. The program facilitator will offer the NF curriculum in both virtual and in-person formats. The evaluation will seek to determine to what extent participation in a program that uses Nurturing Fathers curriculum, in combination with other workshop programming, is associated with changes in parenting and employment attitudes as well as parenting and co-parenting behaviors.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-04-01
• Study First Submitted: 2022-03-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-03-14
• Study First Posted: 2022-03-23
• Primary Completion: 2024-03-31
• Status Verified: 2024-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-11-18
• Last Update Posted: 2024-11-20
• Study Completion: 2025-08-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 397

Inclusion Criteria

• Father figure
• Child up to 24 years of age
• Resides in Central Texas
• Adult (age 18 and older)

Exclusion Criteria

• Minor (under the age of 18)
• Not a father/father figure
• Resides outside of Central Texas
• Child is older than 24 years of age

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Parenting Behavior measurement #1	Change from baseline in parenting behavior (interaction with child) from enrollment to 12-month follow-up	1a) Will participants report significantly healthier parenting behavior after completing primary educational services and employment support services?; Items measured include: 1 item: hours spent with children in last 30 days (interval); 1 item: frequency reaching out to children (categories, 5-point scale) 7 items: frequency engaging 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
Co-parenting Behavior measurement #1	Change from baseline in co-parenting behavior (interaction with co-parent) from enrollment to 12-month follow-up	2) Will participants report significantly healthier co-parenting behavior after completing primary educational services and employment support services?; Items measured include: 11 items: frequency of agreement with key co-parenting behaviors (interval, 5-point scale); Measured on the Healthy Co-parenting Behavior Scale #1 as: 1 = Strongly Disagree, 2 = Disagree, 3= Neutral, 4 = Agree, 5 = Strongly Agree For 6 items, the lower the rating, the better the score. 5 items are reverse coded, with a higher rating indicating a better score.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Healthy Parenting Attitudes Measurement #1	Change from baseline in parenting attitudes (attitudes toward child) from enrollment to immediately after program completion.	Will participants report significantly healthier parenting attitudes after completing primary educational services and employment support services?; Items measured include: Parenting attitudes measured with: 7 items - frequency of key parenting attitudes toward children (categories, 5-point scale); Measured on the Healthy Parenting Attitude Scale #1 as: 1 = Always, 2 = Often, 3= Sometimes, 4 = Rarely, 5 = Never For 3 items, the lower the rating, the better the score. 4 items are reverse coded, with a higher rating indicating a better score.
Healthy Employment Attitudes Measurement #1	Time frame: Change from baseline in co-parenting behavior (interaction with co-parent) from enrollment to 12-month follow-up.	Items measured include: 5 items: level of agreement with attitudes related to job searching; Measured on the Healthy Employment Attitude Scale as: 1 = Strongly Disagree, 2 = Disagree, 3= Neutral, 4 = Agree, 5 = Strongly Agree

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Goodwill of Central Texas; 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States