Parenting and human development: differences in understanding after participating in family intervention program
Parenting is one of the important elements that contribute optimum human development. There are number of ways parents can acquire parenting skills including through intervention program. Family intervention programs have been found to be one of the effective strategies for educating the public...
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| Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
| Language: | English |
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Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
2015
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/46964/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/46964/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/46964/1/46964.pdf |
| Summary: | Parenting is one of the important elements that contribute
optimum human development. There are number of ways
parents can acquire parenting skills including through
intervention program. Family intervention programs have been
found to be one of the effective strategies for educating the
public, particularly parents about parenting issues and skills. In
relation to this, a study was conducted to examine how parents’
understanding changes after attending a family intervention
program. It was hypothesized that the understanding of
participants will increase after learning new techniques for
effective parenting from the program. A total of 268 study
participants from seven districts in peninsular Malaysia were
enrolled, with average age between 41-50 years. All participants
completed a questionnaire, which consisted of 30 questions
regarding the program modules, both before and after the
intervention program. Results of the split-plot ANOVA test
demonstrate that though there is no significant interaction effect
between location and pre-and post-scores, there is evidence of a
small increase from before to after the completion of the
program. Factors such as quality of program implementation,
competencies of facilitators, and limitation of funds might
account for the non-significant results. Implications and
suggestions are discussed concerning the improvement and
development of family-based interventions. |
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