Exploration of factors predictive of at-risk fathers' participation in a pilot study of an augmented evidence-based parent training program: A mixed methods approach |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Control and Prevention, Division of Violence Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway NE, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA;2. Georgia State University, School of Public Health, PO Box 3995, Atlanta, GA 30302, USA;3. Georgia State University, Department of Sociology, PO Box 5020, Atlanta, GA 30302, USA;1. School of Social Work, Population Research Center, University of Texas at Austin, United States;2. Children and Family Futures, United States;3. School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin, United States;1. Department of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota, 1994 Buford Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108, United States;2. Human Capital Research Collaborative, University of Minnesota, 301 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55455, United States;3. Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota, 51 E River Road, Minneapolis, MN 55455, United States;4. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, 301 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55455, United States;5. Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy and Development, University of Minnesota, 206 Burton Hall, Minneapolis, MN 55455, United States;1. Kempe Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, 13123 East 16th Avenue, B390, Aurora, CO 80045, United States;2. International Child Rights Center, 21, Sajik-ro 12-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea;1. Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway University of London, TW20 0EX, UK;2. Children''s HIV Association, The Wool Hall. 12 St. Thomas Street, Bristol BS1 6JJ, UK;1. University of Minnesota School of Social Work, 1404 Gortner Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108, USA;2. University of Minnesota Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare, 1404 Gortner Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108, USA |
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| Abstract: | There has been burgeoning parenting intervention research specifically addressing fathers in recent decades. Corresponding research examining their participation and engagement in evidence-based parent training programs, which have almost exclusively targeted mothers, is just emerging. The current study used mixed methods to examine factors that influenced completion of an augmented version of an evidence-based child maltreatment prevention program developed for male caregivers called SafeCare Dad to Kids (Dad2K) in a pilot study. The current sample comprised 50 male caregivers (Mage = 29.42 years, SD = 8.18) of a child between the ages of 2 and 5 years. Fathers participated in a baseline assessment and were considered program completers (n = 27) if they participated in the program's six home visiting sessions. A subsample of completers (n = 11) was recruited to participate in qualitative interviews that provided in-depth information about fathers' experiences in Dad2K. Logistic regression indicated that, in the context of other demographic predictors, fathers with an education beyond high school were over 5 times more likely to complete Dad2K program compared to fathers with a high school education or less. Qualitative analyses revealed that interviewed father completers were motivated to enroll and participate in a fathering program because of an interest to learn and obtain skills to make them a better parent. Fathers with a high school education or less may require additional engagement strategies to help proactively encourage their enrollment and completion of parent training programs. |
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