ERIC Number: EJ1377224
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Jun
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Piloting Attachment Psychoeducation Provided to Parents of Children with Severe Disabilities: Testing the Feasibility of a Digital Micro-Intervention
Vandesande, Sien; Bosmans, Guy; Sterkenburg, Paula; Schuengel, Carlo; Maes, Bea
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, v27 n2 p433-450 Jun 2023
Background: A digital micro-intervention offering attachment psychoeducational videos was explored regarding its feasibility in parents of children with severe disabilities. Method: A mixed-methods study (including daily diaries and one-time questionnaires) with 16 parents (75.0% female) of children with severe disabilities (up to 10 years of age) was done during a three-week intervention. Results: Parents were positive about the video series and almost no drop-out occurred. The videos stimulated their learning and thinking and offered parents some personal meaning. Preliminary efficacy tests showed no major changes in parents' parenting self-efficacy (PSE) or perceptions of statements on parent-child attachment. Conclusions: The study showed promising results regarding the micro-interventions' acceptability and implementation. The limited efficacy testing did not show major changes in parents' PSE. Further research is needed to investigate the differential relevance of the micro-intervention, based on parents' needs, as well as its optimal embeddedness in a broader intervention trajectory.
Descriptors: Video Technology, Parent Education, Intervention, Children, Program Effectiveness, Parent Attitudes, Self Efficacy, Psychoeducational Methods, Severe Intellectual Disability, Attachment Behavior, Parent Child Relationship, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Belgium
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