A self-guided, academic-focused online parenting program to promote positive parenting and parent well-being: A randomized controlled trial in Hong Kong

IF 2.4 2区社会学 Q1 FAMILY STUDIES

Children and Youth Services Review Pub Date : 2025-04-10 DOI:10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108275

Yan Li , Florrie Fei-Yin Ng , Irene Nga-Lam Sze , Jenny Yau

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Abstract

Parenting programs are generally costly and difficult to scale. Moreover, existing programs are often designed for parents in the Global North, and parenting in the academic domain has received sparse attention. Focusing on this domain, we designed the Empowerment for Positive and Reflective Parenting (EPARP) program—a fully self-guided program delivered via a mobile app that lasted for five weeks. The aim of EPARP was to promote positive and reflective parenting as well as parental well-being among Hong Kong Chinese parents of school-aged children. In a randomized controlled trial involving 978 parents (M_age = 40.94 years; 88.3% female), we found that after receiving the EPARP, parents viewed parental autonomy support in the academic domain more positively and psychological control in this domain more negatively, and they reported more positive affect, ds = 0.15– 0.31. They also reported higher levels of mindful parenting, d = 0.18, although program effects were not found for other parenting practices. Our findings suggest that mobile app may be a promising platform for delivering effective, fully self-guided online parenting programs that are potentially scalable.

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一个自我引导的、以学术为中心的在线育儿计划，旨在促进积极的育儿和父母的幸福：香港的一项随机对照试验

育儿项目通常成本高昂，难以规模化。此外，现有的课程通常是为全球北方的父母设计的，而学术领域的育儿很少受到关注。专注于这个领域，我们设计了“积极和反思育儿赋权”（EPARP）项目，这是一个完全自我指导的项目，通过一个移动应用程序提供，持续五周。该计划的目的是向有学龄儿童的香港华人父母推广积极和反思的育儿方式，以及父母的福祉。在一项涉及978名父母的随机对照试验中(年龄= 40.94岁；（88.3%女性）。我们发现，在接受EPARP后，父母对学业领域的父母自主支持持更积极的态度，对学业领域的心理控制持更消极的态度，他们报告的积极影响更多，ds = 0.15 ~ 0.31。他们还报告了更高水平的用心育儿，d = 0.18，尽管没有发现其他育儿方法的计划效应。我们的研究结果表明，手机应用程序可能是一个很有前途的平台，可以提供有效的、完全自我指导的在线育儿计划，而且具有潜在的可扩展性。

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Children and Youth Services Review Multiple-

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6.30

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303

期刊介绍： Children and Youth Services Review is an interdisciplinary forum for critical scholarship regarding service programs for children and youth. The journal will publish full-length articles, current research and policy notes, and book reviews.