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Putting Children First - Parent Training for Parents in High Conflict
Sponsor: IRIS Media Inc
Summary
Intervention efficacy will be evaluated via a randomized controlled trial in Indiana over 17 weeks with 250 dyads (i.e., divorcing/divorced/separated parents). Dyads will be randomized to business as usual (BAU) or BAU+PCF. Compared to BAU, BAU+PCF will (a) increase parental self-efficacy, (b) decrease parental stress, (c) increase parental knowledge, (d) increase parental motivation to engage with the intervention, (f) increase the quality of parent-child relationships, and (g) improve parent-reported child stress and prosocial behaviors. Parents with higher levels of conflict will be more responsive to parallel parenting, and increased parallel parenting among HIC dyads will lead to reductions in child adjustment problems.
Official title: Promoting Parallel Parenting: Putting Children First During High-Conflict Divorce and Separation (PCF)
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
500
Start Date
2026-03-01
Completion Date
2027-01-01
Last Updated
2025-02-05
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Putting Children First
An online parenting intervention for families experiencing high inter-parental conflict during divorce or separation. Children in these families are at greater risk of adverse health outcomes such as mental illness, substance use, and social adjustment problems. Putting Children First will include evidence-based parent training and employ motivational interviewing to increase engagement, will promote parallel parenting to help parents minimize conflict, thereby mitigating negative health outcomes in their children.