Parental Engagement and Barriers to Participation in a Community-Based Preventive Intervention

This study examined parent characteristics and barriers to participation in a community-based preventive intervention with a sample of 201 parents from low-income and predominantly ethnic minority backgrounds. Person-centered analyses revealed five subgroups of parents who demonstrated variability i...

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Published in:American journal of community psychology 2009-09, Vol.44 (1-2), p.1-14
Main Authors: Mendez, Julia L., Carpenter, Johanna L., LaForett, Doré R., Cohen, Jeremy S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Barriers-to-treatment
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Child
Child, Preschool
Clinical Psychology
Cohort Studies
Community and Environmental Psychology
Community health care
Community Health Services - utilization
Community Networks
Community Services
Education
Ethnic Groups
Health care access
Health Psychology
Health Services Accessibility
Humans
Low Income Groups
Mental health care
Minority & ethnic groups
Minority Groups
Original Paper
Parent Child Relations
Parents
Parents & parenting
Participation
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
Personality and Social Psychology
Poverty
Preventive intervention
Psychology
Public Health
School readiness
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:This study examined parent characteristics and barriers to participation in a community-based preventive intervention with a sample of 201 parents from low-income and predominantly ethnic minority backgrounds. Person-centered analyses revealed five subgroups of parents who demonstrated variability in their parent characteristics, which included psychological resources and level of parental involvement in education. Group membership was associated with differences in school involvement and use of the psychoeducational intervention at home, after accounting for the number of barriers to engagement. For the intervention attendance variable, greater number of barriers was associated with decreased attendance only for parents in the resilient subgroup and the psychologically distressed subgroup. Attendance remained constant across levels of barriers for the other three subgroups of parents. The results of the study inform theory and practice regarding how to tailor preventive interventions to accommodate subgroups of parents within populations that experience barriers to accessing mental health services.
ISSN:0091-0562
1573-2770
DOI:10.1007/s10464-009-9252-x