Positive Discipline in Parent Training

NCT05375019 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: Ege HDCandan
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 72
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a Positive Discipline Program applied to the parents of preschool children. Accordingly, the tertiary aims of this study included determining the effects of a positive discipline program on the child upbringing attitudes of parents with preschool children, their perceptions regarding each other's child upbringing attitudes, and the communication between preschool children and their parents.

Conditions

Parenting

Keywords

Positive discipline; preschool period; parent training; parenting attitudes

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• improvement in parenting attitudes

  Parental Attitude Scale (PAS) was used that scale consists of three sub-dimension. The 38-item scale has three sub-dimensions: "13 items Democratic Attitude", "10 items Oppressive and Authoritarian Attitude", and "12 items Overprotective Attitude". A high score in each dimension means that the attitude characteristic related to that sub-dimension is dominant. It is expected that this study will change in oppressive and authoritarian, overprotective and democratic parenting attitude.

  8 weeks later

• improvement in Parenting Attitudes of Couples

  Assessment of Parenting Attitudes of Couples Scale (APACS) was used that scale consist of four sub-dimension. The scale, which consists of 50 items in total, has four sub-dimensions: "15 items Democratic Attitude", "14 items Oppressive and Authoritarian Attitude", "10 items Overprotective Attitude" and "11 items Permissive Attitude". Higher scores on the APACS indicate that the spouses' child rearing attitudes in the relevant sub-dimension are more dominant by observing the other parent. It is expected that this study will change in these parenting attitude.

  8 weeks later

• improvement a parent's relationship with their child

  Parent Child Communication Scale (PCCS) was used. The parent version of the PCCS involved a 20-item measure that also consisted of a five-point scale ranging from 'almost never' to 'almost always'. This PCCS parent version is composed of four sub-scales: parent communication, parent restricted topics, child/empathy listening, and child emotional expression.I It is understood that the higher the score obtained from the scale, the higher the level of communication of the parent with his/her child. It is expected that this study will change in parent's relationship with their child.

  3 months later

Study Arms (3)

Intervention group (positive discipline program)

EXPERIMENTAL

The intervention group was provided with 8 weekly sessions of a 90 minutes positive discipline program.

Behavioral: Positive discipline program

Active control group (free interaction)

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

while the active control group was provided with 8 weekly 90 minute sessions of free interaction.

Behavioral: active control group

No-contact group

NO INTERVENTION

No intervention was performed with the no-contact control group.

Interventions

Positive discipline program BEHAVIORAL

The intervention group was provided with 8 weekly sessions of a 90 minutes positive discipline program

Intervention group (positive discipline program)

active control group BEHAVIORAL

free interaction group consisting of topics determined by the families.

Active control group (free interaction)

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Registered at Şükrü Ergil Family Health Center No. 9 in Bornova,
• Agreeing to participate in the research,
• Having children between the ages of 3-6,
• Parents have not participated in any parent education program before,
• Having the cognitive ability to receive education,
• Able to read and write,
• Having no problems in hearing, seeing and understanding,
• Will be able to participate in at least 7 sessions of the positive discipline program and active control group,
• Capable of using an online program (because it is made online).

You may not qualify if:

• Failure to attend at most one of the positive training program and active control group sessions,
• Parent's request to withdraw at any stage of the trial.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ege University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Ege University, TAEK

Izmir, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Study Officials

• Aysun Eksioglu, PhD. Dr.

  TAEK

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: principal investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 3, 2022
• First Posted: May 16, 2022
• Study Start: May 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: January 1, 2022
• Study Completion: September 15, 2022
• Last Updated: February 20, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL
• Time Frame: starting starting 6 months after publication
• Access Criteria: psychiatric nurse

Locations

TU (1)