Evaluation of AVANCE Fathers in Action/Padres Activos Fatherhood Program
- Conditions
- Fathers
- Interventions
- Other: Fathers in Action/Padres Activos (FA/PA) program
- Registration Number
- NCT02855996
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
- Brief Summary
The Child and Family Research Partnership (CFRP) will be conducting the "local" evaluation of AVANCE's Fathers in Action/Padres Activos (FA/PA) fatherhood program. AVANCE is a non-profit organization that has served low-income families and children since its founding in 1973. AVANCE sites have been providing fatherhood services for some time, but the programming offered has varied across sites and no rigorous evaluation of the programs has been completed. Through a federally-funded Responsible Fatherhood grant, AVANCE aims to create one fatherhood curriculum to be used across their sites: Fathers in Action/Padres Activos (FA/PA).
The purpose of the study is to advance the field of knowledge in the area of fatherhood programing by providing rigorous evidence on the impact of a comprehensive fatherhood program on enhancing a father's ability to be involved with and parent his child, in addition to providing more information on the selective characteristics of fathers who choose to participate in fatherhood programs. The study will seek to answer the following research questions: (1) What are the demographic and relationship characteristics of fathers who choose to participate in the Fathers in Action/Padres ActÃvos (FA/PA) program, and how do these characteristics compare to the fathers associated with mothers and children in other AVANCE programs?; (2) Does the FA/PA program positively impact parenting and co-parenting, father engagement and involvement, and healthy relationship?; (3) Are the program impacts similar for low-income fathers across regions (Houston v. the Rio Grande Valley), race/ethnicity (African American v. Hispanic), and coresidential status (nonresident v. resident)?; and (4) What are the factors that enhance or impede the successful implementation of the FA/PA program?
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- TERMINATED
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 94
- Fathers (biological, adoptive, or social) over 18 years of age
- Able to travel to program location to attend classes
- Under 18 years of age
- Female
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Intervention Fathers in Action/Padres Activos (FA/PA) program Fathers will be randomly assigned to participate in the "Fathers in Action/Padres Activos (FA/PA)" intervention program to support fathers' healthy relationships with their children and support their co-parenting skills.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Number of fathers reporting healthy father-child involvement and bond Six months Increase healthy father-child involvement and bond (connectedness) among residential and non-residential fathers of children 0-5 years. Scale of items (never - often) aggregated to create a score on the outcome. Will report number of treatment fathers whose score is higher than control group fathers at 6 months.
Number of fathers reporting healthy co-parenting relationship Six months Establish and maintain healthy co-parenting relationship among residential and non-residential fathers of children 0-5 years. Scale of items (never - always) aggregated to create a score on the outcome. Will report number of treatment fathers whose score is higher than control group fathers at 6 months.
Number of fathers reporting development of "self as father" Six months Strengthen the development of "self as father" among residential and non-residential fathers of children 0-5 years. Several items (anger and stress management, financial stability, personal development) aggregated to create a score on the outcome. Will report number of treatment fathers whose score is higher than control group fathers at 6 months.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method