Development of prison-based parent-child joint intervention for incarcerated fathers: protocol for mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Paternal incarceration represents a significant stressor that disrupts family cohesion, undermines paternal identity and adversely affects children's psychosocial well-being. While family-focused programmes show promise in improving outcomes for incarcerated parents and their children, culturally attuned prison-based parenting interventions remain underdeveloped and scarce, particularly in Asian contexts. To address this gap, a local parenting intervention grounded in the Double ABCX model of family resilience, the 'Be My Hero' programme, was designed for incarcerated fathers in Hong Kong, China.

Methods and analysis

A concurrent mixed-methods design will be used to evaluate the intervention. A convenience sample of 20-30 incarcerated fathers of children aged 3-

SUBMITTER: Yiu WY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12911788 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature