Evaluation of the Comprehensive Family Support Program (PAIF)

NCT06285552 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 4792/0842
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 1,429
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of positive parenting programs targeted to parents of toddlers, children and adolescents carried out in Cantabria (Spain). We will collect information from the participants before the intervention, in the last session of the program and some months after, to verify if there have been some changes in the family dynamics of these parents, and if these changes continue after some time. Besides, we will compare these results with information from other families that are not taking part in the program. The main caregivers of the participating families and the practitioners in charge of the intervention will provide the information for the study. We expect that families participating in the programs will improve their parenting competencies and their family dynamics, and that these change will stay after the program.

Conditions

Parenting

Keywords

Positive parenting; Parenting competences; Program evaluation; Family functioning; Parenting practices; Effectiveness

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Perception of the parental role

  Me as a Parent Scale (MaaP), rated on a 5-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 to 5. Higher scores mean a better outcome.

  Pretest, immediately posttest and 6 month follow-up

• Parenting practices (Authoritative parenting style: Warmth and Support, Reasoning/Induction, Democratic Participation)

  Parenting Styles and Dimensions Questionnaire - Short version (PSDQ-Short version), rated on a 5-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 to 5. Higher scores mean a better outcome.

  Pretest, immediately posttest and 6 month follow-up

• Parenting practices (Overreactivity and Laxness)

  Parenting Scale - Short version (PS), rated on a 7-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 to 7. Higher scores mean a worse outcome.

  Pretest, immediately posttest and 6 month follow-up

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Satisfaction with the intervention

  Immediately Posttest

• Children adjustment

  Pretest, immediately posttest and 6 month follow-up

• Social support

  Pretest, immediately posttest and 6 month follow-up

• Satisfaction with Family Life

  Pretest, posttest and follow-up

Study Arms (8)

Parenting newborn

EXPERIMENTAL

Program aimed at community families with children enrolled in Early Childhood Care Centers (from 0 to 2 years old).

Behavioral: Positive parenting PAIF program

Parenting Toddlers

EXPERIMENTAL

Program aimed at community families with children from 2 to 5 years old.

Behavioral: Positive parenting PAIF program

Parenting Children

EXPERIMENTAL

Program aimed at community families with children from 6 to 12 years old.

Behavioral: Positive parenting PAIF program

Parenting Adolescents

EXPERIMENTAL

Program aimed at community families with children from 12 to 18 years old.

Behavioral: Positive parenting PAIF program

Active and Health Families

EXPERIMENTAL

Program aimed at targeted families due identified needs for healthy lifestyle habits

Behavioral: Positive parenting PAIF program

Functional diversity Parenting

EXPERIMENTAL

Program aimed at targeted families whose children and/or adolescents exhibit functional diversity characteristics

Behavioral: Positive parenting PAIF program

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Families that are not participating in any program as they live in a comparable area where any of the intervention is offered

Parenting as as Father

EXPERIMENTAL

Program aimed at fathers from the community population

Behavioral: Positive parenting PAIF program

Interventions

Positive parenting PAIF program BEHAVIORAL

Psychoeducational intervention in a group format driven by a practitioner with 6 to 12 sessions where caregivers learn parenting competences

Active and Health Families; Functional diversity Parenting; Parenting Adolescents; Parenting Children; Parenting Toddlers; Parenting as as Father; Parenting newborn

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Being caregiver of at least one child under 18 years of age
• The child to be in the developmental stage appropriate for the corresponding arm
• If participating in a targeted program, meet the requirements: (1) be a father; (2) presenting bad health habits in the family according the evaluation of the pediatrician
• Motivated to improve parenting competences

You may not qualify if:

• Not having sufficient command of the Spanish language to be able to communicate
• Experience family crisis that prevent for participating in a group intervention
• Experience mental health issue that prevent for participating in a group intervention

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Seville: lead
• Gobierno de Cantabria: collaborator
• Loyola University: collaborator
• University of Jaen: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Consejería de Inclusión Social, Juventud, Familias E Igualdad

Santander, Cantabria, 39004, Spain

Location

Related Publications (5)

• Hamilton, V., Matthews, J. & Crawford, S. (2015). Development and preliminary validation of a parenting self-regulation scale: "Me as a Parent". Journal of Child & Family Studies. 24(10), 2853-2864. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-014-0089-z

  BACKGROUND

• Robinson, C. C., Mandleco, B., Olsen, S. F., & Hart, C. H. (1995). Authoritative, Authoritarian, and Permissive Parenting Practices: Development of a New Measure. Psychological Reports, 77(3), 819-830. https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1995.77.3.819

  BACKGROUND

• Reitman D, Currier RO, Hupp SD, Rhode PC, Murphy MA, O'Callaghan PM. Psychometric characteristics of the Parenting Scale in a head start population. J Clin Child Psychol. 2001 Dec;30(4):514-24. doi: 10.1207/S15374424JCCP3004_08.

  PMID: 11708239 BACKGROUND

• Larsen DL, Attkisson CC, Hargreaves WA, Nguyen TD. Assessment of client/patient satisfaction: development of a general scale. Eval Program Plann. 1979;2(3):197-207. doi: 10.1016/0149-7189(79)90094-6. No abstract available.

  PMID: 10245370 BACKGROUND

• Ramon B. Zabriskie & Peter J. Ward (2013) Satisfaction With Family Life Scale, Marriage & Family Review, 49:5, 446-463, DOI: 10.1080/01494929.2013.768321

  BACKGROUND

Related Links

• Website of the instrument Kidscreen-10

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Model Details: The participants will be assigned to the manualized program according to the inclusion criteria. The comparison group will be composed of families in areas where the intervention is not available but with similar sociodemographic characteristics.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 7, 2024
• First Posted: February 29, 2024
• Study Start: February 20, 2024
• Primary Completion: December 23, 2025
• Study Completion: December 23, 2025
• Last Updated: May 4, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

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