RT Article
T1 Adding Structured Components to Home Visitation to Reduce Mothers’ Risk for Child Maltreatment: a Randomized Controlled Trial
JF Journal of family violence
VO 39
IS 3
SP 483
OP 496
A1 van der Stouwe, Trudy
A2 Leijten, Patty
A2 Asscher, Jessica J.
A2 Deković, Maja 1961-
A2 van der Put, Claudia E.
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/188542759X
AB PurposeHome visitation program effects are generally small, which may be caused by flexible intervention content leading to inconsistent outcomes. In this study we therefore examined whether the effectiveness of a Dutch home visitation program (i.e., Supportive Parenting) can be improved by adding structured intervention components targeting key risk factors for child maltreatment: parental sense of competence, perceived stress, parental anger, and PTSD symptoms.MethodParticipants were randomly assigned to an experimental group (n = 74) that received four additional intervention components in two home visits, or a control group (n = 60) that received regular Supportive Parenting. Outcomes were assessed before (T1) and after (T2) the first, and before (T3) and after (T4) the second home visit. Effects were examined using ANCOVA for primary outcomes: parental sense of competence, perceived stress, parental anger, and PTSD symptoms, and secondary outcomes: risk of child maltreatment, parental warmth, and negative parenting. Moderation effects were examined for T1 scores, child temperament and life events.ResultsMothers who received the intervention components showed less stress compared to the control group at T3 and T4. There were no differences between groups on other outcomes and no moderation effects, although parental sense of competence reduced and anger increased within the experimental group specifically.ConclusionThe structured components may enhance the effectiveness of Supportive Parenting to reduce parenting stress. Future research into how other outcomes can be improved is needed.
K1 PTSD symptoms
K1 Parental anger
K1 perceived stress
K1 Parental sense of competence
K1 Increased effect
K1 Child maltreatment prevention
K1 Home visitation program
DO 10.1007/s10896-023-00509-7