Promotion of Coparenting During Family Formation Period
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Parent-Child Relations
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
- Enrollment
- 497
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Coparenting Quality
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 5 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This is a research study to evaluate the effectiveness of the Family Foundations program and to better understand how families cope with having a new baby. The research questions include: What is the effectiveness of the Family Foundations program? How do families cope with having a new baby?
Investigators
Mark Feinberg
Research professor
Feinberg, Mark, Ph.D.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Expecting first child
- •Couple living together and planning to raise child together
- •18 years or older
Exclusion Criteria
- •Not first child
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Coparenting Quality
Time Frame: up to 3.5 years after baseline
We assessed coparenting relationship quality with the 31-item Coparenting Scale, which was created based on prior work (e.g., Abidin \& Brunner, 1995; Cordova, 2001; Frank, Olmstead, Wagner,\& Laub, 1991; Margolin et al., 2001; McHale, 1997). The overall score represents an average of items covering theoretically important domains: coparental agreement, support,undermining, and exposure of the child to conflict.
Secondary Outcomes
- Parenting Discipline Practices(3.5 years after baseline)
- Child Behavior Problems(3.5 years after baseline)