App-based Support for Parental Self-Efficacy in the First 1000 Days: A Randomised Control Trial

Laura Outhwaite ()
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Laura Outhwaite: UCL Centre for Education Policy and Equaliising Opportunities, University College London

No 21-01, CEPEO Working Paper Series from UCL Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities

Abstract: This study reports a feasibility randomised control trial (RCT) of the Oliiki parenting app with 79 parents of children aged 0-6 months in the UK. Results showed, while controlling for pre-test scores, parents who were randomly allocated to the Treatment Group and used the Oliiki parenting app had significantly higher parental self-efficacy, after the 4-week intervention period, compared to the Active Control Group. Partial correlation analyses indicated that higher frequency of self-reported use of the Oliiki parenting app was associated with greater parental self-efficacy outcomes. This evidence establishes proof of concept that the Oliiki parenting app can have significant benefits on parental self-efficacy in the first 1000 days of child development.

Keywords: parental self-efficacy; app-based support; early intervention; randomised controlled trial (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I20 I31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 22 pages
Date: 2021-02, Revised 2021-02
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