Effectiveness of a Multicomponent Parenting Intervention for Promoting Social-Emotional School Readiness Among Children From Low-Income Families in Hong Kong: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Most parenting programs target parents of children with severe behavioral problems. There is limited evidence on the effectiveness of universal parenting programs, especially for families with low income.

Objective

To evaluate the effectiveness of the KeySteps@JC Parent-Child Interaction Program for low-income families in Hong Kong.

Design, setting, and participants

A parallel, unblinded, cluster, randomized clinical trial was conducted from September 2018 to June 2019. Eight participating preschools in Hong Kong were randomly assigned (1:1) using an online randomization plan generator into intervention (immediate) and waiting list control (delayed) groups. Intervention participants included the parents of children in kindergarten grade 1. The results were

SUBMITTER: Leung C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8822440 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature