This study evaluates the feasibility and preliminary impacts of a new parent support program consisting of a series of educational videos, automatically delivered via a popular texting platform. The program content is focused on teaching parents strategies to better manage interactions with children in challenging situations many children experience, e.g., a transition to a non-preferred activity, waiting for delayed reward. Parents with children demonstrating inattentive, hyperactive and impulsive behavior and experiencing difficulties with these daily challenges are invited to participate in the study.
This study employs a pre-post, open trial design with the primary aim to investigate the feasibility of delivering parenting educational materials in an accessible format, i.e., a widely used messaging platform. The training videos demonstrate the applications of antecedent- and reinforcement-based behavior management techniques in a specific situation and encourage parents to build positive parenting habits. The program usability and satisfaction will be assessed through participant ratings. The study targets parents of children demonstrating inattention, hyperactive, and impulsive behavior. These families frequently experience difficulties managing everyday routines at home, yet the access to psychosocial treatment is limited. The investigators expect parents to engage well in the program delivered via digital media. Based on the existing literature on the effectiveness of behavior parent training delivered in traditional in-person format, a moderate effect size is expected in the pre-post measures of parenting practices and the child target behavior for this study.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
250
Teaches parents antecedent- and reinforcement-based behavior management techniques and provide support to manage their stress
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
Onna, Okinawa, Japan
RECRUITINGNumber of videos viewed
The number of videos viewed (minimum 0, maximum 6) to evaluate participant engagement.
Time frame: 1 month
Percentage of completed daily ratings
The percentage of completed daily ratings (minimum 0, maximum 100). Parents are asked to provide daily ratings on the degree of success in implementing parenting strategies taught.
Time frame: 1 month
Participant satisfaction
The parent-rated satisfaction regarding information presented in the videos. A rating completed after each video viewing using a 4-point scale. Averaged across the ratings completed for the videos viewed. (Minimum 0, maximum 4). Higher scores indicate greater satisfaction.
Time frame: 1 month
Parent-rated child's difficulties in target situations
The parent-rated child's difficulties with daily target situation examples. Ratings completed before and after the intervention using a 4-point scale. Averaged across the ratings completed for the 7-9 situations (varies depending on the module). Higher scores indicate greater difficulties.
Time frame: 1 month
Parent-rated child's impairment related to target situations
The parent-rated level of impairment caused by transition difficulties (1 item). Ratings completed before and after the intervention using a 10 point scale. Lower scores indicate greater impairment.
Time frame: 1 month
Positive parenting
Positive and Negative Parenting Scale (PNPS) Positive Parenting sub-scale. Parent ratings completed before and after the intervention using a 4-point scale. Average across 4 items. Higher scores indicate more frequent use of positive parenting strategies.
Time frame: 1 month
Negative parenting
Description: Positive and Negative Parenting Scale (PNPS) Negative Parenting sub-scale. Parent ratings completed before and after the intervention using a 4-point scale. Average across 4 items. Higher scores indicate more frequent use of negative parenting strategies.
Time frame: 1 month
Parenting stress
Parent Stress Scale total score. Parent ratings completed before and after the intervention using a 5-point scale. Average across 10 items. Higher scores indicate higher levels of parent stress.
Time frame: 1 month
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