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ERIC Number: EJ1258743
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 6
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0300-4430
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Evidence for Attachment Vitamins: A Trauma-Informed Universal Prevention Programme for Parents of Young Children
Waters, Sara F.; Hulette, Annmarie; Davis, Mindy; Bernstein, Rosemary; Lieberman, Alicia
Early Child Development and Care, v190 n7 p1109-1114 2020
Prevention and amelioration of the myriad effects of toxic stress on child development is a significant public health concern. Scalable programmes to address this concern are lacking. Attachment Vitamins (AV) is a novel universal prevention programme for parents of young children that is trauma-informed and addresses toxic stress within a psychoeducational framework. In this pilot study, 52 parents enrolled in AV parent groups, which involve 10 weekly 90-minute meetings led by two trained facilitators. Pre- and post-programme measures included parental sense of competence, emotion regulation, parenting stress, warmth and negativity toward the child. Participating parents were predominantly low-income with multiple adverse childhood experiences. From pre- to post-programme participation, Wilcoxon signed rank tests revealed statistically significant increases in parental sense of competence, emotion regulation, and warmth toward the child. AV is discussed as a scalable, universal programme to improve parental functioning in families with young children.
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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 - Assessments and Surveys: Parenting Stress Index
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