Child Abuse Prevention though Personalized Parenting Programs: A Randomized Controlled Trial

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K18933
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 58030:Hygiene and public health-related: excluding laboratory approach
• Research Institution: Tokyo Medical and Dental University
• Principal Investigator: Isumi Aya 東京医科歯科大学, 大学院医歯学総合研究科, 講師 (70773175)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 子ども虐待予防 / 子育て支援 / ランダム化比較試験

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aimed to examine whether individualized parenting support based on maternal and family's situation is effective in preventing child maltreatment, using a randomized controlled trial (RCT). Mothers who visited midwife outpatient clinics at maternity hospitals in Tokyo after 36 weeks of pregnancy were recruited. Those who gave consent were randomly assigned to an intervention group or a control group. The intervention group was introduced to the website which was developed by our research team, while the treatment group was introduced to the existing website of Tokyo Metropolitan Government (N=501). As a result, we examined whether the intervention was effective to increase maternal bonding during the first year of life.

Free Research Field

公衆衛生学、社会疫学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は、個別化された子育て支援をRCTを用いて定量的に評価した点で、これまでの子育て支援の研究と異なり新しい。妊娠期から産後までを対象に、母親や家庭の状況に合うように個別化された子育て支援コンテンツをポピュレーションベースで提供した点が学術的にも社会的にも有意義だと考えている。また、ウェブサイトを用いた子育て支援は新たな人手がかからず、自治体や医療機関における既存の枠組みを用いて普及させることができ、本研究成果をもとに今後の展開・普及が期待される。