Evaluating the Effect on Infants and Parents Attending the Parent-Child Psychological Support Programme®, a Community-Based Program to Promote Attachment Security.

IF 3 4区 社会学 Q1 SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Jesús M Jornet-Meliá, Carlos Sancho-Álvarez, Purificación Sánchez-Delgado, M Ángeles Cerezo
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The foremost index of caregiving quality is child attachment, as supported by attachment theory. Research supports the relevance of early parenting interventions in improving child outcomes in attachment quality to promote public health because of their long-term effects on mental health and functioning. This study aimed at evaluating the impact on both parenting and child outcomes of the Parent-Child Psychological Support Programme® (PCPS), a community-based program individually tailored to parents and their infants during periodic center-based visits to promote attachment security. The evaluation involved two cohorts from "vulnerable populations" and used the resources embedded in the program design without interfering with the normal functioning of the service. From an evaluative research approach, the effects on mothers and children were assessed using a quantitative approach. Pre- and post-test measures (parenting questionnaires) and child attachment quality assessments through the Strange Situation Procedure were examined. The equivalence of the cohorts was verified and used as a baseline for parenting outcomes. PCPS participants demonstrated increased parental competence and self-efficacy, as well as reduced levels of parenting stress. Analysis of the two cohorts showed a significant difference in the number of visits and proxies for intervention, which were associated with the expected pre-post changes in parenting dimensions. The proportion of securely attached children was significantly higher in the "medium-high intervention" group than in the "no/low intervention" group (72.7% vs 54.5%). Furthermore, compared with international baselines, this proportion showed no differences in the "no-/low-intervention" group but demonstrated expected significant differences in the "medium-high intervention" group.

评估参加亲子心理支持计划®的婴儿和父母的效果,这是一个以社区为基础的计划,以促进依恋安全。
儿童依恋是衡量照料质量的最重要指标,依恋理论支持这一指标。研究支持早期养育干预在改善儿童依恋质量方面的相关性,因为它们对心理健康和功能有长期影响。本研究旨在评估亲子心理支持计划®(ppps)对养育子女和子女结果的影响,ppps是一个基于社区的计划,在定期的中心访问期间为父母和他们的婴儿量身定制,以促进依恋安全。评估涉及来自“弱势群体”的两组人群,并在不干扰服务正常运作的情况下使用了方案设计中嵌入的资源。从评估研究方法出发,采用定量方法评估对母亲和儿童的影响。测试前和测试后的测量(父母问卷)和通过陌生情境程序的儿童依恋质量评估进行了检查。验证了队列的等效性,并将其用作育儿结果的基线。pps参与者表现出父母能力和自我效能的提高,以及父母压力水平的降低。对两个队列的分析显示,在访问次数和干预代理方面存在显著差异,这与育儿维度的预期前后变化有关。“中高干预”组安全依恋儿童比例明显高于“无/低干预”组(72.7% vs 54.5%)。此外,与国际基线相比,该比例在“无/低干预”组中没有差异,但在“中高干预”组中表现出预期的显著差异。
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Evaluation Review
Evaluation Review SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY-
CiteScore
2.90
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11.10%
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80
期刊介绍: Evaluation Review is the forum for researchers, planners, and policy makers engaged in the development, implementation, and utilization of studies aimed at the betterment of the human condition. The Editors invite submission of papers reporting the findings of evaluation studies in such fields as child development, health, education, income security, manpower, mental health, criminal justice, and the physical and social environments. In addition, Evaluation Review will contain articles on methodological developments, discussions of the state of the art, and commentaries on issues related to the application of research results. Special features will include periodic review essays, "research briefs", and "craft reports".
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