Development of a Parenting Support Program to Prevent Abuse of Adolescents in South Africa: Findings from a Pilot Pre-Post Study
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| Title: | Development of a Parenting Support Program to Prevent Abuse of Adolescents in South Africa: Findings from a Pilot Pre-Post Study |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Cluver, Lucie D., Lachman, Jamie M., Ward, Catherine L., Gardner, Frances, Peterson, Tshiamo, Hutchings, Judy M., Mikton, Christopher, Meinck, Franziska, Tsoanyane, Sibongile, Doubt, Jenny, Boyes, Mark, Redfern, Alice A. |
| Source: | Research on Social Work Practice. Nov 2017 27(7):758-766. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 9 |
| Publication Date: | 2017 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Adult Education |
| Descriptors: | Family Programs, Parent Education, Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Rural Areas, Pilot Projects, Pretests Posttests, Child Abuse, Family Violence, Prevention, Check Lists, Child Behavior, Behavior Problems, Parent Child Relationship, Social Support Groups, Program Effectiveness, Child Rearing, Parents, Statistical Analysis |
| Geographic Terms: | South Africa |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | Child Behavior Checklist |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1049731516628647 |
| ISSN: | 1049-7315 |
| Abstract: | Purpose: Violence against children increases in adolescence, but there is a research and practice gap in research-supported child abuse prevention for the adolescent years. A pilot program for low-resource settings was developed in collaboration with nongovernmental organizations, government, and academics in South Africa, using research-supported principles. Method: This study used a pre-post design to test initial effects of a 10-session parenting program with 60 participants (30 caregiver-adolescent dyads) in high-poverty rural South Africa. Areas requiring further testing and adaptation were also identified. Results: Pre-post findings show medium to large program effects in reducing child abuse and adolescent problem behavior, as well as large effects in improvements of positive parenting, and perceived parent and adolescent social support. Discussion: There is potential to reduce child abuse, improve parenting, and reduce adolescent problem behavior in rural South Africa through parenting programs. Further development, testing and longer term follow-up are required to ascertain potential for scale-up. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 41 |
| Entry Date: | 2017 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1158020 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Purpose: Violence against children increases in adolescence, but there is a research and practice gap in research-supported child abuse prevention for the adolescent years. A pilot program for low-resource settings was developed in collaboration with nongovernmental organizations, government, and academics in South Africa, using research-supported principles. Method: This study used a pre-post design to test initial effects of a 10-session parenting program with 60 participants (30 caregiver-adolescent dyads) in high-poverty rural South Africa. Areas requiring further testing and adaptation were also identified. Results: Pre-post findings show medium to large program effects in reducing child abuse and adolescent problem behavior, as well as large effects in improvements of positive parenting, and perceived parent and adolescent social support. Discussion: There is potential to reduce child abuse, improve parenting, and reduce adolescent problem behavior in rural South Africa through parenting programs. Further development, testing and longer term follow-up are required to ascertain potential for scale-up. |
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| ISSN: | 1049-7315 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1049731516628647 |
