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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Testing a parenting programme evaluation tool as a pre‐ and post‐course measure of parenting self‐efficacy
Contributor:
Bloomfield, Linda;
Kendall, Sally
imprint:
Wiley, 2007
Published in:Journal of Advanced Nursing
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04420.x
ISSN:
0309-2402;
1365-2648
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p><jats:bold>Title. </jats:bold> <jats:bold>Testing a parenting programme evaluation tool as a pre‐ and post‐course measure of parenting self‐efficacy</jats:bold> </jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Aim. </jats:bold> This paper is a report of a study to measure changes in parenting self‐efficacy after attending a parenting programme and to determine if these changes are maintained over time.</jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Background. </jats:bold> A need for the evaluation of parenting programmes from the perspective of parents who take part has led to the development of a Tool to Measure Parenting Self‐Efficacy. Self‐efficacy, a self‐perception of one’s ability to perform competently and effectively in a particular task or setting, provided the framework for the development of the tool.</jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods. </jats:bold> A total of 356 parents took part in the study over 53 parenting programmes in the UK in 2004–2005. Parents completed the evaluation tool as a pre‐ and post‐course measure of parenting self‐efficacy and at 4‐month follow‐up.</jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Findings. </jats:bold> Parenting self‐efficacy increased at the end of the parenting programmes for all scales. The increase from baseline to end of course was maintained for all scales at four month follow‐up and there was a further increase for two scales. Increases in self‐efficacy were found across a range of parenting programmes.</jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusion. </jats:bold> The tool can be used to assess the impact of different types of parenting programmes on parenting self‐efficacy and in research into this topic.</jats:p>