Centre for Child and Family Studies, Leiden University, P.O. Box 9555, Leiden, 2300 RB, Netherlands.
Leiden Consortium on Individual Development, Leiden University, P.O. Box 9555, Leiden, 2300 RB, Netherlands.
BMC Psychol. 2017 Mar 21;5(1):9. doi: 10.1186/s40359-017-0177-0.
The Video-feedback Intervention to promote Positive Parenting and Sensitive Discipline (VIPP-SD) has proven effective in increasing parental sensitivity. However, the mechanisms involved are largely unknown. In a randomized controlled trial we examine parental neurocognitive factors that may mediate the intervention effects on parenting behavior. Our aims are to (1) examine whether the intervention influences parents' neural processing of children's emotional expressions and the neural precursors of response inhibition and to (2) test whether neural changes mediate intervention effects on parenting behavior.
We will test 100 mothers of 4-6 year old same-sex twins. A random half of the mothers will receive the VIPP-SD Twins (i.e. VIPP-SD adapted for twin families), consisting of 5 home visits in a 3-months period; the other half will receive a dummy intervention. Neurocognitive measures are acquired approximately 2 weeks before and 2 weeks after the intervention. Mothers' electroencephalographic (EEG) activity is measured while performing a stop signal task and in response to children's facial expressions. To obtain a complementary behavioral measure, mothers also perform an emotion recognition task. Parenting behavior will be assessed during parent-child interactions at pre and post intervention lab visits.
Our results will shed light on the neurocognitive factors underlying changes in parenting behavior after a parenting support program, which may benefit the development of such programs.
Dutch Trial Register: NTR5312 ; Date registered: January 3, 2017.
视频反馈干预促进积极养育和敏感纪律（VIPP-SD）已被证明能有效提高父母的敏感性。然而，其中涉及的机制在很大程度上尚不清楚。在一项随机对照试验中，我们研究了可能介导干预对养育行为影响的父母神经认知因素。我们的目的是：（1）研究干预是否影响父母对儿童情绪表达的神经处理以及反应抑制的神经前体；（2）检验神经变化是否介导干预对养育行为的影响。
我们将测试 100 名 4-6 岁同性双胞胎的母亲。随机一半的母亲将接受 VIPP-SD 双胞胎（即针对双胞胎家庭的 VIPP-SD 改编版），包括在 3 个月内进行 5 次家访；另一半将接受假干预。神经认知测量大约在干预前 2 周和干预后 2 周进行。在执行停止信号任务和对儿童面部表情做出反应时，测量母亲的脑电图（EEG）活动。为了获得补充的行为测量，母亲还执行情绪识别任务。在干预前和干预后的实验室访问期间，通过亲子互动评估养育行为。
我们的研究结果将揭示养育支持计划后养育行为变化的神经认知因素，这可能有助于此类计划的发展。
荷兰试验注册处：NTR5312；注册日期：2017 年 1 月 3 日。
