Purdue University Parenting Program Attrition

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention560 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy of techniques to enhance participation in parenting programs.

This project addresses the problem of involving parents in interventions that promote parenting effectiveness and child coping-competence in preschoolers as a means of reducing risk of child maltreatment (and related adverse developmental outcomes). Purdue University will examine the impact of partnership (organizational involvement in recruitment and retention), cash incentives, and a motivational goal setting component on participation and engagement in the Parenting Our Children to Excellence program, a group intervention for parents and caregivers of preschool children.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

560

Conditions

Child Abuse

Interventions

Motivational enhancements, parent trainingBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility

Sex: ALLHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * Parents with children 3-5 years old who attend centers in which interventions are offered Exclusion Criteria: * See above. No other exclusion criteria will be used.

Locations (1)

Purdue University

West Lafayette, Indiana, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Engagement and participation in an 8-week parenting program

Secondary Outcomes

Measures of parenting behavior and attitudes, incidents of child maltreatment, measures of child adjustment and functioning

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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