Evaluation of parenting program for multiple birth families

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24590829
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Public health/Health science
• Research Institution: National Institute of Public Health
• Principal Investigator: KATO Noriko 国立保健医療科学院, その他部局等, その他 (30150171)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 瀧本 秀美 国立健康栄養研究所 (50270690) ; 柳川 敏彦 和歌山県立医科大学 (80191146)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 多胎児 / 親支援 / 評価

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of a family intervention program, with twin families in Japan. Participants of both the intervention and control groups (N = 22 and N = 22, respectively) were recruited from mothers living in Wako and Saitama Cities, Saitama. The SDQ(Strength and Difficulty Questionnaire) score the PS(Parenting Scale), the DASS(Depression-Anxiety-Stress Scale) were significantly reduced in the intervention group alone. Parenting intervention is effective in decreasing child conduct problems, dysfunctional parenting practices, depression, anxiety, stress, and the perceived level of parenting difficulty, as well as in improving parenting confidence, among Japanese families. Among co-twins of target twins, social adjustment improved in accordance with improvement in the target twins.

Free Research Field

小児保健