The general objective of this study is to get more insight in determinants of effective parenting support to parents with intellectual disabilities. Based on this general objective, we distinguish two studies within the project: The goal of study 1…
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Primary outcome
In study 1 relations are investigated between the inclination to ask and accept
professional parenting support as a dependent variable and working alliance
with the professional caretaker, level of adaptive functioning and reading
skills, former experience with service providers, perceived need for support
and more objective indicators of need for support as explanatory variables. In
study 2, the effects of the VIPP-intervention on sensitive responsiveness,
positive discipline, parent-child interaction and parenting stress will be
investigated. Explanatory variables from study 1 will be used as control
variables in study 2.
Secondary outcome
n.a.
Background summary
Becoming a parent is one of the most intense transitions in a person*s life. A
small but increasing number of persons with intellectual disabilities (ID) also
experiences this transition. Research shows that children of parents with ID
are at significant risk for maladaptive parenting, including abuse and neglect.
Although there is a clear need for parenting support for people with ID, a
large proportion of parents with ID is not reached with parenting support or
deems the support offered as unhelpful. Little is known on how to make support
more effective for parents with these difficulties.
Study objective
The general objective of this study is to get more insight in determinants of
effective parenting support to parents with intellectual disabilities. Based on
this general objective, we distinguish two studies within the project: The goal
of study 1 is to elucidate why some parents with ID more readily ask for and
accept support, an important variable strongly related to good-enough
parenting. The goal of study 2 is to show the extent to which central parenting
skills are malleable in parents with ID, using state of the art parenting skill
interventions adapted for parents with ID.
Study design
A cross sectional study will be done investigating the factors influencing
asking and accepting support by parents (N=200) with ID. From this sample,
parents experiencing the highest level of child-related parenting stress are
selected (N=120) to address the second goal of the study. In this selected
sample, a randomized controlled trial will be undertaken of an intervention to
improve parenting skills.
Intervention
The VIPP-SD intervention, Video-feedback Intervention to promote Positive
Parenting-Sensitive Discipline (Juffer, Bakermans-Kranenburg & van IJzendoorn,
2008) will be investigated. This is a protocol for a brief and focused
home-based parenting intervention program, utilizing videotaped interactions of
the parent and child involved and video feedback. VIPP-SD focuses on sensitive
responsiveness and gentle discipline.
Study burden and risks
In the first part of the study, parents are burdened with a set of
questionnaires with an estimated time investment of 3 hours. None of the
questionnaires used are expected to be a risk for the participants. The tasks
used for video-observation of parenting skills and parent-child interaction (in
the experimental and control condition) in the second study can possibly cause
some frustration in both parents and children, but this burden is seen as in
proportion with the possible gains for parents and children who receive the
intervention. In order to make an inventory of possible burdens and
frustrations, a small scale pilot study will be done at the start of the study
supervised by parents with ID. The study method will be refined to limit these
burdens and frustrations as much as possible in the main study.
van der Boechorststraat 1
1081 BT Amsterdam
NL
van der Boechorststraat 1
1081 BT Amsterdam
NL
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Inclusion criteria
1. The mother has Intellectual Disabilities (ID, IQ 50-70) or Borderline Intellectual Functioning (BIF, IQ 70-85).
2. At least one of the children is between age 1.0 and 6.11 till (follow-up) measures are completed.
3. The parent(s) and the child(ren) have a stable housing situation.
Exclusion criteria
1. All children have reached age 7 or will reach age 7 within 6 months.
2. The target child is placed out of the home.
3. The target child has classic autistic disorder.
4. There is an acute report at the Child Protection Board (CPB, in Dutch: Raad voor de Kinderbescherming) because the child*s safety is at issue.;Exclusion criteria 2 to 4 can occur or come to light during the course of the study. The study will in these cases be discontinued, and new participants will be recruited.;For families who are considered for participation in Study 2, one exclusion criterion is added:
5. The family is receiving video-home training already.
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| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| CCMO | NL31934.029.10 |