Correia Adriana, Martins Cátia, Santos Rita Dos, Hidalgo Victoria, Jesus Saúl Neves de, Nunes Cristina
Research Centre for Tourism, Sustainability and Well-Being (CinTurs), University of Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal.
Psychology Research Centre (CIP), University of Algarve, 8005-135 Faro, Portugal.
Children (Basel). 2024 Jun 27;11(7):782. doi: 10.3390/children11070782.
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Child parenting programs can enhance parental skills, prevent future issues in child development, and improve children's quality of life. The present research aimed to study the changes promoted by the Family Education and Support Program (FAF) implemented in Cape Verde, regarding parental educational practices, perceived parental efficacy, and attitudes and beliefs of Cape Verdean parents.
To this end, 37 participants were evaluated through a pretest-postest design. The evaluated dimensions were perceived parental competence, parenting practices, Parental attitudes and beliefs, mental health and perceived child quality of life.
A cluster analysis was conducted, distinguishing two groups. Both groups benefited from the program. Cluster 1 reported more significant gains in dimensions of parental efficacy and satisfaction, inadequate expectations, affection and support, and reactivity, while cluster 2 showed a greater difference in regulation and reactivity.
Overall, the FAF intervention contributed to an increase in positive parenting practices. By analyzing potential underlying profiles in the change process, this study suggests that there are participants who benefit more than others from the intervention, and this information may be relevant for professionals and researchers in the field.
背景/目的：儿童养育项目可以提高父母的养育技能，预防儿童未来发展中出现的问题，并改善儿童的生活质量。本研究旨在探讨佛得角实施的家庭教育与支持项目（FAF）在父母教育方式、感知到的父母效能以及佛得角父母的态度和信念方面所带来的变化。
为此，通过前测-后测设计对37名参与者进行了评估。评估的维度包括感知到的父母能力、养育方式、父母态度和信念、心理健康以及感知到的儿童生活质量。
进行了聚类分析，区分出两组。两组都从该项目中受益。第1组在父母效能和满意度、不恰当期望、关爱与支持以及反应性等维度上报告了更显著的改善，而第2组在调控和反应性方面表现出更大的差异。
总体而言，FAF干预有助于积极养育方式的增加。通过分析变化过程中潜在的基本特征，本研究表明，有些参与者从干预中获益比其他人更多，这些信息可能对该领域的专业人员和研究人员具有参考价值。
