Mothers and Fathers Attending the International Child Development Programme in Norway

Clucas, Claudine; Skar, Ane-Marthe Solheim; Sherr, Lorraine; von Tetzchner, Stephen

dc.contributor.author	Clucas, Claudine	*
dc.contributor.author	Skar, Ane-Marthe Solheim	*
dc.contributor.author	Sherr, Lorraine	*
dc.contributor.author	von Tetzchner, Stephen	*
dc.date.accessioned	2016-02-11T15:04:57Z	en
dc.date.available	2016-02-11T15:04:57Z	en
dc.date.issued	2014-08-19	en
dc.identifier.citation	Clucas, C., Skar, A-M. S., Sherr, L., & von Tetzchner, S. (2014). Mothers and Fathers Attending the International Child Development Programme in Norway. The Family Journal, 22(4), 409-418. DOI: 10.1177/1066480714533640	en
dc.identifier.issn	1552-3950	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1177/1066480714533640	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10034/596072	en
dc.description.abstract	Fathers are understudied in parent training studies. This study investigates whether mothers and fathers benefit equally from participating in the International Child Development Programme (ICDP) implemented as a community-wide programme in Norway in their parenting behaviour, perceived child difficulties and their psychosocial health. The questionnaire study used a pre-post design comparing 105 mothers and 36 fathers who attended a regular ICDP course. Results showed that the mothers and fathers differed on parenting behaviours prior to the course but showed similar changes, including on emotional and regulative aspects of parenting and autonomy supportive behaviours. However, only the mothers perceived a decrease in their child’s difficulties after the course while the fathers showed a greater increase in behaviours assumed to support the child’s meaning-making and in self-efficacy, and a greater decrease in anxiety after the course. ICDP courses appear to be a useful tool for supporting both mothers and fathers in their parenting role.
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	SAGE Publications	en
dc.relation.url	http://tfj.sagepub.com/content/22/4/409	en
dc.subject	Fathers	en
dc.subject	Mothers	en
dc.subject	Parenting	en
dc.subject	Psychosocial well-being	en
dc.subject	ICDP	en
dc.title	Mothers and Fathers Attending the International Child Development Programme in Norway	en
dc.type	Article	en
dc.contributor.department	University of Chester; University of Oslo; University College London	en
dc.identifier.journal	The Family Journal	en
html.description.abstract	Fathers are understudied in parent training studies. This study investigates whether mothers and fathers benefit equally from participating in the International Child Development Programme (ICDP) implemented as a community-wide programme in Norway in their parenting behaviour, perceived child difficulties and their psychosocial health. The questionnaire study used a pre-post design comparing 105 mothers and 36 fathers who attended a regular ICDP course. Results showed that the mothers and fathers differed on parenting behaviours prior to the course but showed similar changes, including on emotional and regulative aspects of parenting and autonomy supportive behaviours. However, only the mothers perceived a decrease in their child’s difficulties after the course while the fathers showed a greater increase in behaviours assumed to support the child’s meaning-making and in self-efficacy, and a greater decrease in anxiety after the course. ICDP courses appear to be a useful tool for supporting both mothers and fathers in their parenting role.