Adding Structured Components to Home Visitation to Reduce Mothers’ Risk for Child Maltreatment: a Randomized Controlled Trial

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dc.contributor.authorvan der Stouwe, T., Leijten, P., Asscher, J. J., Deković, M., & van der Put, C. E.
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-06T18:19:09Z
dc.date.available2023-03-06T18:19:09Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractPurpose Home visitation program effects are generally small, which may be caused by flexible intervention content leading to inconsistent outcomes. In this study we therefore examined whether the effectiveness of a Dutch home visitation program (i.e., Supportive Parenting) can be improved by adding structured intervention components targeting key risk factors for child maltreatment: parental sense of competence, perceived stress, parental anger, and PTSD symptoms. Method Participants were randomly assigned to an experimental group (n = 74) that received four additional intervention components in two home visits, or a control group (n = 60) that received regular Supportive Parenting. Outcomes were assessed before (T1) and after (T2) the first, and before (T3) and after (T4) the second home visit. Effects were examined using ANCOVA for primary outcomes: parental sense of competence, perceived stress, parental anger, and PTSD symptoms, and secondary outcomes: risk of child maltreatment, parental warmth, and negative parenting. Moderation effects were examined for T1 scores, child temperament and life events. Results Mothers who received the intervention components showed less stress compared to the control group at T3 and T4. There were no differences between groups on other outcomes and no moderation effects, although parental sense of competence reduced and anger increased within the experimental group specifically. Conclusion The structured components may enhance the effectiveness of Supportive Parenting to reduce parenting stress. Future research into how other outcomes can be improved is needed.en_US
dc.identifier.citationvan der Stouwe, T., Leijten, P., Asscher, J. J., Deković, M., & van der Put, C. E. (2023). Adding Structured Components to Home Visitation to Reduce Mothers’ Risk for Child Maltreatment: a Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Family Violence, 1-14.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10896-023-00509-7
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/5769
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Family Violenceen_US
dc.subjectpreventionen_US
dc.subjectHome Visitationen_US
dc.subjectchild maltreatmenten_US
dc.subjectstructured componentsen_US
dc.subjectInternational Resourcesen_US
dc.subjectNetherlandsen_US
dc.titleAdding Structured Components to Home Visitation to Reduce Mothers’ Risk for Child Maltreatment: a Randomized Controlled Trialen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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