Parental engagement in parent training interventions: findings from the Sinovuyo Caring Families Project

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dc.contributor.advisorWard, Catherineen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorWessels, Inge Marieen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-04T14:29:06Z
dc.date.available2017-10-04T14:29:06Z
dc.date.issued2017en_ZA
dc.description.abstractBackground: Poor parental engagement in parent training programmes is problematic as it wastes resources, affects prevention research, and prevent parents from engaging in programming that may benefit them. Understanding predictors of engagement, and how it relates to programme outcomes, is central to developing efficient interventions. There has been very little research into these relationships in low- and middle-income countries, like South Africa, and so this study sought to investigate them in the Sinovuyo Caring Families Programme (SCFP) when it was evaluated via randomised controlled trial (N = 296 parent-child dyads) in South Africa. Methods: Mixed-effects logistic regression models were used to explore baseline predictors of enrolment, attendance, and level of home practice completion among intervention group participants. Additionally, qualitative data on the barriers and facilitators of engagement was collected via semi-structured interviews with 32 of these participants. This data was analysed thematically. Finally, generalised linear mixed methods were used to investigate whether there was an association between attendance and programme outcomes. Results: Lower levels of parenting stress, greater use of physical discipline and lower use of psychological discipline significantly predicted the odds of enrolling. There were no significant predictors of attendance, while there was an effect of facilitation pair on the extent of home practice completion. According to qualitative findings, structural, programmatic, and personal factors all affected engagement in the SCFP. Commonly mentioned barriers included alcohol abuse, financial constraints, and a lack of readiness to change. Facilitators of engagement included a greater sense of motivation and family buy-in. Conclusion: Since higher attendance was associated with greater programme benefits, more effort is needed to support enrolment and retention. Parent training interventions should consider parents' readiness for change. Motivational interviewing approaches at the start may help to increase engagement. Programme implementers should also minimise financial barriers to access, such as by providing transport money before the first session or situating programme venues close to participants' homes. Programmes cannot be viewed in isolation of other community problems, such as alcohol abuse, that may affect participants.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationWessels, I. M. (2017). <i>Parental engagement in parent training interventions: findings from the Sinovuyo Caring Families Project</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25534en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationWessels, Inge Marie. <i>"Parental engagement in parent training interventions: findings from the Sinovuyo Caring Families Project."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25534en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationWessels, I. 2017. Parental engagement in parent training interventions: findings from the Sinovuyo Caring Families Project. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Wessels, Inge Marie AB - Background: Poor parental engagement in parent training programmes is problematic as it wastes resources, affects prevention research, and prevent parents from engaging in programming that may benefit them. Understanding predictors of engagement, and how it relates to programme outcomes, is central to developing efficient interventions. There has been very little research into these relationships in low- and middle-income countries, like South Africa, and so this study sought to investigate them in the Sinovuyo Caring Families Programme (SCFP) when it was evaluated via randomised controlled trial (N = 296 parent-child dyads) in South Africa. Methods: Mixed-effects logistic regression models were used to explore baseline predictors of enrolment, attendance, and level of home practice completion among intervention group participants. Additionally, qualitative data on the barriers and facilitators of engagement was collected via semi-structured interviews with 32 of these participants. This data was analysed thematically. Finally, generalised linear mixed methods were used to investigate whether there was an association between attendance and programme outcomes. Results: Lower levels of parenting stress, greater use of physical discipline and lower use of psychological discipline significantly predicted the odds of enrolling. There were no significant predictors of attendance, while there was an effect of facilitation pair on the extent of home practice completion. According to qualitative findings, structural, programmatic, and personal factors all affected engagement in the SCFP. Commonly mentioned barriers included alcohol abuse, financial constraints, and a lack of readiness to change. Facilitators of engagement included a greater sense of motivation and family buy-in. Conclusion: Since higher attendance was associated with greater programme benefits, more effort is needed to support enrolment and retention. Parent training interventions should consider parents' readiness for change. Motivational interviewing approaches at the start may help to increase engagement. Programme implementers should also minimise financial barriers to access, such as by providing transport money before the first session or situating programme venues close to participants' homes. Programmes cannot be viewed in isolation of other community problems, such as alcohol abuse, that may affect participants. DA - 2017 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2017 T1 - Parental engagement in parent training interventions: findings from the Sinovuyo Caring Families Project TI - Parental engagement in parent training interventions: findings from the Sinovuyo Caring Families Project UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25534 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/25534
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationWessels IM. Parental engagement in parent training interventions: findings from the Sinovuyo Caring Families Project. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2017 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25534en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPsychologyen_ZA
dc.titleParental engagement in parent training interventions: findings from the Sinovuyo Caring Families Projecten_ZA
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