An Evaluation of Group Triple P – Positive Parenting Program with Chinese Parents

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• Conditions: Dysfunctional parenting behaviors; Parenting self-efficacy; Child behavioural problems; Child emotional problems; Mental Health - Studies of normal psychology, cognitive function and behaviour; Public Health - Health promotion/education

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618001325291
• Lead Sponsor: Yang Liu

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-08-07
• Study Completion: 2019-07-19
• Last Update Posted: 5 July 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Stopped early
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 67

Inclusion Criteria

The criteria include both parents
1) are willing to participate;
2) have a child who is in preschool, aged 2-6 years old;
3) are Chinese parents.

Exclusion Criteria

1) The child has a physical or intellectual disability (including a developmental disorder and/or chronic illness)
2) The child is currently having regular contact with another professional or agency or taking medication for behavioural problems (as reported by the parent)
3) The parent is currently seeing a professional for parenting support, primarily relating to their child’s behaviour difficulties
4) The parent is receiving psychological/psychiatric help or counselling (personal/marital)
5) The parent is intellectually and/or hearing impaired
6) The parent is not able to read/write Chinese without assistance

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Father involvement measured using the Father Involvement Questionnaire (Wu et al., 2015)[Time 1: Pre-intervention<br>Time 2: Post-intervention (immediately after the 8 weeks of intervention) [primary timepoint]<br>Time 3: 6-month follow up];Parenting practices measured using the Parenting and Family Adjustment Scale (PAFAS; Sanders, Morawska, Haslam, Filus, & Fletcher, 2014)[Time 1: Pre-intervention<br>Time 2: Post-intervention (immediately after the 8 weeks of intervention) [primary timepoint]<br>Time 3: 6-month follow up];Child adjustment measured using the Child Adjustment and Parent Efficacy Scale (CAPES; Morawska, Sanders, Haslam, Filus, & Fletcher, 2014)[Time 1: Pre-intervention<br>Time 2: Post-intervention (immediately after the 8 weeks of intervention) <br>Time 3: 6-month follow up [primary timepoint]]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Fathering self-efficacy measured using the Child Adjustment and Parent Efficacy Scale (CAPES; Morawska, Sanders, Haslam, Filus, & Fletcher, 2014)[Time 1: Pre-intervention<br>Time 2: Post-intervention (immediately after the 8 weeks of intervention) <br>Time 3: 6-month follow up];Parents' beliefs about parental role measured using Beliefs Concerning the Parental Role Scale (BCPR; Bonney, 1997)[Time 1: Pre-intervention<br>Time 2: Post-intervention (immediately after the 8 weeks of intervention) <br>Time 3: 6-month follow up];Maternal gate-keeping measured using the Parental Regulation Inventory (PRI; Van Egeren, 2000) to[Time 1: Pre-intervention<br>Time 2: Post-intervention (immediately after the 8 weeks of intervention) <br>Time 3: 6-month follow up];Program satisfaction measured using the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ; Turner, Markie-Dadds, & Sanders, 2002)[Time 2: Post-intervention (immediately after the 8 weeks of intervention) <br>]