Engaging vulnerable populations in parent-led support groups: Testing a recruitment strategy

Louis D. Brown, Adeniyi A. Adeboye, Rafeek A. Yusuf and Pooja Chaudhary

Evaluation and Program Planning, 2018, vol. 69, issue C, 18-24

Abstract: Despite the proven benefits of parenting interventions, parent engagement in such interventions remains low and is particularly challenging among vulnerable populations. This theoretically grounded study tested the effectiveness of a recruitment strategy – a simulated parent-led support group (PSG) – to increase intentions to attend a PSG in a predominantly low income, minority sample. The study also examined sociodemographic characteristics that may influence the effectiveness of the recruitment strategy and engagement in PSGs. Surveys assessing intentions to attend a PSG were administered before and after the simulation, and a 2-month follow-up survey assessed subsequent PSG attendance. A total of 95 participants were included in this study. Results indicate that participants’ intentions to attend a PSG significantly increased following the PSG simulation (Cohen’s d = 1.15), especially among Hispanics. However, PSG attendance in the 2 months following the PSG simulation was relatively low, with only 13% of parents attending a PSG or a planning meeting to start a new PSG. Nevertheless, this recruitment strategy may serve as an important component of a larger engagement effort, especially given the substantial challenges of engaging vulnerable populations in PSGs and other parenting interventions to reduce educational and health disparities.

Keywords: Parent-led support groups; Self-help; Theory of planned behavior; Parenting; Engagement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2018.04.004

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