Reducing hostile parenting through computer-mediated parenting education |
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| Institution: | 1. Child Protection Team, University Children''s Hospital Zurich, Steinwiesstrasse 75, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland;2. Department of Psychosomatics and Psychiatry, University Children''s Hospital Zurich, Steinwiesstrasse 75, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland;3. Division of Child and Adolescent Health Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Binzmuhlestrasse 14, 8050 Zurich, Switzerland;4. School of Social Work, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Werftestrasse 1, Postfach 2945, 6002 Lucerne, Switzerland;5. Psychiatric Services of St. Gallen North, Zurcherstrasse 30, 9501 Wil, Switzerland;6. Epidemiology, Statistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich, Hirschengraben 84, 8001 Zurich, Switzerland;7. Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Culmannstrasse 8, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland;1. Southwest Institute for Research on Women, University of Arizona, 181 S. Tucson Blvd., Suite 101, Tucson, AZ 85716, United States;2. Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Office of Cancer Health Disparities Research, Cancer Prevention and Control, Elm & Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14263, United States |
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| Abstract: | ObjectiveThe present study evaluated a computer-mediated parent education program aimed at improving parents' self-concept and dysfunctional parenting practices.DesignEmployer-based parent education services were offered as part of a corporation's employee wellness program. Participants (N = 247) were asked to complete pre- and post-test surveys including surveys of demographic information, parental self-concept, and dysfunctional parenting behaviors.ResultsParticipants reported clinically significant levels of dysfunctional parenting practices at baseline. Results from the single-dose intervention indicated a significant decrease in hostile parenting from pre-test to post-test, which was likely predicted by parents' sense of competence at baseline.ConclusionComputer-mediated parent education workshops were efficacious in improving parents' self-concept and reducing parents' use of hostile parenting tactics. The study provides an important contribution to the extant literature by documenting the effectiveness of computer-mediated parenting programs, particularly those offered through the workplace. |
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