Al-Hassan Suha M, Lansford Jennifer E
Queen Rania Faculty for Childhood, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.
Early Child Dev Care. 2011 Jun;181(5):587-598. doi: 10.1080/03004431003654925.
This study evaluates the Better Parenting Programme (BPP), which has been implemented nationally in Jordan to enhance parents' knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours related to caring for young children. Participants (N = 337, 94% female) were randomly assigned to an experimental group or a control group. The experimental group participated in the BPP; the control group did not. Before and after the BPP, all participants completed questionnaires to assess their knowledge regarding key areas of child development, activities with their children, discipline practices, and perceptions regarding behaviours that constitute child abuse and neglect. Over time, participants in the experimental group (but not the control group) improved on parenting knowledge, spending time playing and reading books with their children, using more explanations during the course of disciplining their child, and accurately perceiving behaviours that constitute child neglect. Results suggest modest beneficial effects of participation in the Better Parenting Programme.
本研究评估了“更好育儿计划”(BPP),该计划已在约旦全国实施,以提高家长在照顾幼儿方面的知识、态度和行为。参与者(N = 337,94%为女性)被随机分配到实验组或对照组。实验组参与了“更好育儿计划”;对照组未参与。在参与“更好育儿计划”之前和之后,所有参与者都完成了问卷调查,以评估他们在儿童发展关键领域的知识、与孩子的活动、管教方式以及对构成虐待和忽视儿童行为的认知。随着时间的推移,实验组的参与者(而非对照组)在育儿知识、与孩子玩耍和读书的时间、在管教孩子过程中使用更多解释以及准确认知构成忽视儿童行为方面都有改善。结果表明参与“更好育儿计划”有适度的有益效果。