ERIC Number: EJ1258743
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 6
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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.
Descriptors: Young Children, Child Development, Child Health, Prevention, Trauma, Stress Management, Parenting Skills, Affective Behavior, Parent Child Relationship, Low Income Groups, Self Efficacy, Competence, Emotional Response, Self Control, Parent Education, At Risk Persons, Child Rearing, Community Programs, Program Effectiveness
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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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