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| FA701425C0004 | Other Grant/Funding Number | United States Department of the Air Force |
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| United States Air Force | FED |
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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Thrive Initiative's parent-education program delivery methods by comparing hybrid (i.e., a combination of online and group components) program delivery to online-only program delivery. The Thrive Initiative consists of four, universal parent-education programs that correpsond to specific child developmental periods. These programs inlcude: Take Root for parents/caregivers of 0-3-year-old children; Sprout for parents/caregivers of 3-5-year-old children; Grow for parents/caregivres of 5-10-year-old children; and Branch Out for parents/caregivers of 10-18-year-old children. The effectiveness of delivery method will be examined for each program. Eligible participants for this study will be United States Air Force service members or dependents who are caregivers of a child 0-18 years old. The study will involve randomization to condition meaning that participants will be assigned to the online-only or hybrid program delivery condition by chance.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Online-Only Thrive Inititaive Parent-Education Programming Condition | Experimental | This arm involves the online-only versions of the Thrive Initiative parent-education programs. |
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| Hybrid Thrive Initiative Parent-Education Programming Condition | Experimental | This arm involves the hybrid version of the Thrive Initiative parent-education programs. The hybrid version includes the online version and weekly group meetings that can occur in-person or virtually. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Thrive Initiative Parent-Education Programming | Behavioral | The Thrive Initiative Parent-Education programs are universal prevention programs designed to support parents as they raise their children. There are four programs that correspond to specific child developmental periods. The programs include: Take Root for parents/caregivers of 0-3-year-old children; Sprout for parents/caregivers of 3-5-year-old children; Grow for parents/caregivers of 5-10-year-old children; and Branch Out for parents/caregivers of 10-18-year-old children. Each program focuses, in developmentally appropriate ways, on three primary dimensions: positive parenting, stress management, and healthy lifestyles. Each program is available in either an online-only format or a hybrid format, which includes group meetings in addition to the online program components. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Ages & Stages Questionnaire: Social-Emotional (2nd Edition) | This measure of child social-emotional development is administered for the Take Root and Sprout programs. The measure includes five domains (communication, gross motor, fine motor, problem-solving, and personal-social). Scores within each domain range from 0 to 60 with higher scores reflecting typical development. | Baseline (2 weeks before intervention start), up to 6 weeks after intervention start, and 6 months after intervention end |
| Mindful Self-Care Scale | This measure of participants' self-care strategies, in the domains of physical care, mindful relaxation, and supportive living and work enivronments and schedules, is administered for the Take Root program. Domain scores range from 1 to 4 with higher scores indicating greater engagement in self-care. | Baseline (2 weeks before intervention start), up to 6 weeks after intervention start, and 6 months after intervention end |
| National Survey of Early Childhood Health - Discipline Items | This measure of participants discipline practices is administered for the Take Root and Sprout programs. Item scores range from 1 to 4 with higher scores reflecting more frequent use of the stated discipline practice. | Baseline (2 weeks before intervention start), up to 6 weeks after intervention start, and 6 months after intervention end |
| Parental Stress Scale | This measure of parenting stress is administered for the Take Root, Sprout, Grow, and Branch Out programs. Scores range from 7 to 35 with higher scores indicating greater stress. | Baseline (2 weeks before intervention start), up to 6 weeks after intervention start, and 6 months after intervention end |
| Parenting Sense of Competence Scale | This measure of parenting efficacy and satisfaction is administered for the Take Root, Sprout, Grow, and Branch Out programs. For the efficacy domain, scores range from 9 to 54. For the satisfaction domain, scores range from 7 to 42. Higher scores indicate greater efficacy and satisfaction. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Client Satisfaction Questionnaire-8 | This measure of participant satisfaction is adminstered for the Take Root, Sprout, Grow, and Branch Out programs. Scores range from 8 to 32 with higher scores reflecting greater satisfaction. | Up to 6 weeks after intervention start |
| Program Noncompletion Reason(s) Survey |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Demographic Survey | This measure of participants' demographic and contextual characteristics is administered for Take Root, Sprout, Grow, and Branch Out. | Baseline (2 weeks before intervention start) |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Daniel F Perkins, PhD | Contact | 8148674182 | dfp102@psu.edu | |
| Ryan P Chesnut, PhD | Contact | 8148659637 | rpc5108@psu.edu |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Daniel F Perkins, PhD | The Pennsylvania State University | Principal Investigator |
| Ryan P Chesnut, PhD | The Pennsylvania State University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| The Pennsylvania State University | Recruiting | University Park | Pennsylvania | 16802 | United States |
IPD will not be shared per the guidance received from the United States Department of the Air Force.
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| Baseline (2 weeks before intervention start), up to 6 weeks after intervention start, and 6 months after intervention end |
| Positive Behavior Scale | This measure of positive child behavior, which assesses the domains of social competence, compliance, and autonomy, is administered for the Take Root and Sprout programs. Domain scores range from 1 to 5 with higher scores indicating more positive behavior. | Baseline (2 weeks before intervention start), up to 6 weeks after intervention start, and 6 months after intervention end |
| Protective Factors Survey | This measure of protective factors for child maltreatment, which includes family functioning, emotional support, concrete support, and nurturing and attachment, is administered for the Take Root and Sprout programs. Scores for each factor range from 1 to 7 with higher scores reflecting greater protection. | Baseline (2 weeks before intervention start), up to 6 weeks after intervention start, and 6 months after intervention end |
| Co-Viewing Media & Screen Time Recall | This measure of participants' co-viewing behavior with their child and their child's screen time is administered for the Sprout program. Participants separately record the amount of time, in minutes and hours, they spend co-viewing media with their child and their child's screen time. The lower bound for the measure is 0, and there is no specific upper bound. Higher scores reflect greater time spent co-viewing media and greater screen time. | Baseline (2 weeks before intervention start), up to 6 weeks after intervention start, and 6 months after intervention end |
| Outdoor Time Recall | This measure of a child's time spent playing outdoors is administered for the Sprout and Grow programs. Participants record, in minutes and hours, the amount of time their child spends playing outside. The lower bound is 0, and there is no specific upper bound. Higher scores reflect greater time spent playing outdoors. | Baseline (2 weeks before intervention start), up to 6 weeks after intervention start, and 6 months after intervention end |
| Parenting Scale - Short Form | This measure of the participants' discipline orientation, which involves the domains of over-reactivity and laxness, is administered for the Sprout and Grow programs. Domain scores range from 1 to 7 with higher scores indicating greater over-reactivity or laxness. | Baseline (2 weeks before intervention start), up to 6 weeks after intervention start, and 6 months after intervention end |
| Parenting Young Children Scale | This measure of participants' positive parenting practices, which includes the domains of supporting good behavior, setting limits, and proactive parenting, is administered for the Sprout program. Domain scores range from 7 to 49 with higher scores indicating more frequent engagement in positive parenting practices. | Baseline (2 weeks before intervention start), up to 6 weeks after intervention start, and 6 months after intervention end |
| Strengths & Difficulties Questionnaire | This measure of a child's behavior, which includes the domains of conduct problems, hyperactivity/inattention, peer problems, emotional symptoms, and prosocial behavior, is administered for the Sprout, Grow, and Branch Out programs. Domain scores range from 0 to 10. For domains related to externalizing and internalizing behaviors, higher scores indicate more problematic functioning. For the prosocial domain, higher scores indicate greater positive functioning. | Baseline (2 weeks before intervention start), up to 6 weeks after intervention start, and 6 months after intervention end |
| Alabama Parenting Questionnaire - 9 | This measure of participants' parenting behavior, which assesses the domains of positive parenting, inconsistent discipline, and poor parental monitoring, is administered for the Grow and Branch Out programs. Domain scores range from 1 to 5 with higher scores reflecting more frequent positive parenting, inconsistent discipline, and poor parental monitoring. | Baseline (2 weeks before intervention start), up to 6 weeks after intervention start, and 6 months after intervention end |
| Feeding Practices & Structure Questionnaire | This measure of the feeding behaviors and environment participants use with their children is administered for the Grow program. The specific domains assessed include using food as a reward for behavior and using rewards to encourage eating. Domain scores range from 1 to 5 with higher scores indicating more problematic feeding practices. | Baseline (2 weeks before intervention start), up to 6 weeks after intervention start, and 6 months after intervention end |
| Healthy Habits Index | This measure of participants encouragement and support of healthy habits in their children is administered for the Grow program. Scores ranges from 1 to 5 with higher scores reflecting greater engagement in healthy behaviors. | Baseline (2 weeks before intervention start), up to 6 weeks after intervention start, and 6 months after intervention end |
| Interpersonal Mindfulness in Parenting Scale | This measure of participants use of mindfulness in their parenting is administered for the Grow program. Scores range from 1 to 5 with higher scores indicating greater incorporation of mindful practices in participants' parenting approach. | Baseline (2 weeks before intervention start), up to 6 weeks after intervention start, and 6 months after intervention end |
| Parental Emotional Styles Questionnaire | This measure of participants use of emotion regulation orientation is administered for the Grow program. Scores range from 1 to 5 with higher scores reflecting an emotion-coaching, as opposed to an emotion-avoidant, parenting style. | Baseline (2 weeks before intervention start), up to 6 weeks after intervention start, and 6 months after intervention end |
| Socialization of Coping Questionnaire | This measure of participants encouragement of their child's development of different coping strategies, which includes the domains of primary control engagement and cognitive restructuring, is administered for the Grow program. Domain scores range from 1 to 5 with higher scores reflecting greater encouragment of the indicated coping strategy. | Baseline (2 weeks before intervention start), up to 6 weeks after intervention start, and 6 months after intervention end |
| Family Assessment Device - General Functioning | This measure of general family functioning is administered for the Branch Out program. Scores range from 1 to 4 with higher scores reflecting worse family functioning. | Baseline (2 weeks before intervention start), up to 6 weeks after intervention start, and 6 months after intervention end |
| Parent-Adolescent Communication Scale | This measure of parent-adolescent communication, which assesses the domains of open and problematic communication, is administered for the Branch Out program. Domain scores range from 1 to 5 with higher scores in each domain indicating more open and problematic communication patterns. | Baseline (2 weeks before intervention start), up to 6 weeks after intervention start, and 6 months after intervention end |
| Targeted Parent-Child Communication about Substances Scale | This measure of the participants communication with their child about substances is administered for the Branch Out program. Scores range from 1 to 5 with higher scores indicating more explicit or intentional communication about substance use. | Baseline (2 weeks before intervention start), up to 6 weeks after intervention start, and 6 months after intervention end |
This measure of program participation barriers is administered for Take Root, Sprout, Grow, and Branch Out. Participants select the most appropriate barriers from the list provided, and they are given the option to write in additional barriers not listed. |
| Up to 6 weeks after intervention start |