Jones Damon, Feinberg Mark, Hostetler Michelle, Roettger Michael, Paul Ian M, Ehrenthal Deborah B
The Pennsylvania State University.
The Australian National University.
Fam Relat. 2018 Apr;67(2):270-286. doi: 10.1111/fare.12309. Epub 2018 Mar 9.
To examine the impact from Family Foundations, a transition-to-parenting intervention, on parent and child outcomes 2 years after birth.
Couples transitioning to parenthood face many stressors and challenges that are not typically addressed through commonly available childbirth preparatory classes. The Family Foundations program was designed for couples expecting their first child and addresses family stressors related to coparenting, parenting, and mental health.
The recruited sample of 399 couples expecting their first child were randomly assigned to intervention or control conditions. Data were obtained through home observation and parent surveys before and after intervention.
Intent-to-treat analyses indicated effects on several targeted domains including coparenting, parenting, and relationship quality, as well as on child sleep habits and internalizing behavior problems at 2 years of age. Effects for several outcomes were larger for those couples at greater risk based on pretest observed negative dyadic communication styles.
Longer term impact found here on parent and child outcomes provides new evidence of the effectiveness of this program for first-time parents.
Programs directed toward broader issues related to aspects of coparenting, parenting, and mental health have the potential to have longer term positive impact on the couples and the developing child.
研究“家庭基础”这一为人父母过渡干预措施对产后2年的父母及子女结局的影响。
向为人父母角色转变的夫妻面临许多压力源和挑战，而常见的分娩预备课程通常无法解决这些问题。“家庭基础”项目是为头胎夫妻设计的，旨在解决与共同养育子女、养育子女及心理健康相关的家庭压力源。
招募了399对头胎夫妻作为样本，随机分配到干预组或对照组。通过干预前后的家庭观察和父母调查获取数据。
意向性分析表明，该干预措施对几个目标领域有影响，包括共同养育子女、养育子女和关系质量，以及对2岁儿童的睡眠习惯和内化行为问题。根据干预前观察到的消极二元沟通方式，对于那些风险较高的夫妻，几个结局的影响更大。
此处发现的对父母和子女结局的长期影响为该项目对初为人父母者的有效性提供了新证据。
针对与共同养育子女、养育子女和心理健康等方面相关的更广泛问题的项目，有可能对夫妻和发育中的孩子产生长期积极影响。
