Using the Health Belief Model to Explain Mothers’ and Fathers’ Intention to Participate in Universal Parenting Programs

Salari, Raziye; Filus, Ania

doi:10.1007/s11121-016-0696-6

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“…Indeed, some studies identified perceived family challenges as empirically significant predictors of higher parental participation (Baydar et al, 2016; Gorman-Smith et al 2002 ). However, other studies found no relation (Eisner and Meidert 2011 ; Salari and Filus 2017 ). Finally, findings are also mixed on the impact of sociodemographic characteristics, such as child age and gender.…”

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What Affects Attendance and Engagement in a Parenting Program in South Africa?

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Parenting programs are a promising approach to improving family well-being. For families to benefit, programs need to be able to engage families actively in the interventions. Studies in high-income countries show varying results regarding whether more disadvantaged families are equally engaged in parenting interventions. In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), almost nothing is known about the patterns of participation in parent training. This paper examines group session attendance and engagement data from 270 high-risk families enrolled in the intervention arm of a cluster-randomized controlled trial in South Africa. The trial evaluated a 14-week parenting intervention aiming to improve parenting and reduce maltreatment by caregivers. The intervention was delivered in 20 groups, one per study cluster, with 8 to 16 families each. Overall, caregivers attended 50% of group sessions and children, 64%. Using linear multilevel models with Kenward-Roger correction, we examined child and caregiver baseline characteristics as predictors of their attendance and engagement in the group sessions. Variables examined as predictors included measures of economic, educational, and social and health barriers and resources, as well as family problems and sociodemographic characteristics. Overall, the study yielded no evidence that the level of stressors, such as poverty, was related to attendance and engagement. Notably, children from overcrowded households attended on average 1.2 more sessions than their peers. Our findings suggest it is possible to engage highly disadvantaged families that face multiple challenges in parenting interventions in LMICs. However, some barriers such as scheduling, and alcohol and substance use, remain relevant.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1007/s11121-018-0941-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…It is possible that fathers may be sensitive to negative stereotypes of their roles and contributions to parenting even in the absence of expressed negative attitudes within a service. Salari and Filus () found that fathers with higher perceived self‐efficacy were more likely to express an intention to participate in a universal parenting program than those with lower perceived self‐efficacy, indicating that fathers’ negative views of themselves as parents may impede their attendance, participation and enactment of parenting programs.…”

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Enhancing Father Engagement in Parenting Programs: Translating Research into Practice Recommendations

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Jiang

Tully

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Australian Psychologist

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Objective: Given the increasing research and practice interest in father engagement, this article aimed to develop a clinical narrative integrating the extant research literature to distil key practice recommendations for enhancing father engagement in parenting interventions for child wellbeing. Method: A narrative review of research on father engagement in interventions for child wellbeing was conducted, to identify and distil evidence-based policies and practices to enhance father engagement for practitioners and organisations. Results: Six broad policy and practice recommendations are provided that pertain to: engaging the parenting team, avoiding a father deficit model, increasing father awareness of parenting interventions, ensuring father-inclusive program content and delivery, increasing organisational support for father-inclusive practice, and increasing professional father engagement training. Conclusion: This review provides practitioners with guidelines for enhancing father engagement based on the available research. It also provides recommendations for further research regarding the effectiveness of strategies to enhance father engagement.

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“…Thus, victims may be more likely to seek help if they perceive the incident and its consequences as serious, as severity indicators—including injury and duration of victimization—are associated with increased help-seeking behaviors. Furthermore, the HBM framework can be a useful theoretical guide in understanding how the unique perceptions of individuals experiencing one or more forms of interpersonal violence influence help-seeking, and in using those findings to inform more effective outreach programs (e.g., Kim & Zane, 2016; Salari & Filius, 2017).…”

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An Analysis of Help-Seeking Patterns Among College Student Victims of Sexual Assault, Dating Violence, and Stalking

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Reed

Hines

2017

J Interpers Violence

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Despite the negative outcomes associated with sexual assault (SA), dating violence (DV), and stalking victimization, many victims, particularly college students, do not seek help for these crimes. To date, the majority of help-seeking research has focused on one form of victimization, despite substantial evidence that many victims experience more than one form of interpersonal violence. In addition to consideration of such polyvictims, intervention efforts to increase help-seeking to improve victim outcomes may benefit from a clearer understanding of overlapping predictors of help-seeking across victimization types. Using the health belief model (HBM) as a guiding framework, the current study examined predictors of help-seeking for SA, DV, and stalking in a college student sample. Data were collected via a multiyear anonymous email survey of general health and well-being. Demographic predictors of help-seeking and severity indicators informed by the HBM were evaluated across violence types. In addition to replicating previous work, results provided support for the HBM, such that a number of severity indicators, particularly those representing overlap across victimization types, predicted help-seeking at the multivariate level. Results also provide new evidence for overlap of barriers to help-seeking across violence types, with victim's belief that the incident was not serious enough the most commonly reported reason for not seeking help across all three types of victimization. This overlap may provide opportunities for consolidating prevention and intervention efforts across victimization types.

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Using the Health Belief Model to Explain Mothers’ and Fathers’ Intention to Participate in Universal Parenting Programs

Cited by 46 publications

References 36 publications

What Affects Attendance and Engagement in a Parenting Program in South Africa?

What Affects Attendance and Engagement in a Parenting Program in South Africa?

Enhancing Father Engagement in Parenting Programs: Translating Research into Practice Recommendations

An Analysis of Help-Seeking Patterns Among College Student Victims of Sexual Assault, Dating Violence, and Stalking

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