A community-based randomized controlled trial of Mom Power parenting intervention for mothers with interpersonal trauma histories and their young children

We conducted a study to evaluate the effectiveness of Mom Power, a multifamily parenting intervention to improve mental health and parenting among high-risk mothers with young children in a community-based randomized controlled trial (CB-RCT) design. Participants ( N  = 122) were high-risk mothers (...

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Published in:Archives of women's mental health 2017-10, Vol.20 (5), p.673-686
Main Authors: Rosenblum, Katherine L., Muzik, Maria, Morelen, Diana M., Alfafara, Emily A., Miller, Nicole M., Waddell, Rachel M., Schuster, Melisa M., Ribaudo, Julie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child & adolescent psychiatry
Children
Clinical trials
Evidence-based medicine
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental disorders
Mental health
Methods
Mother-child relations
Mothers
Original Article
Parenting
Psychiatry
Psychological aspects
Psychotherapy
Trauma
Womens health
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Summary:We conducted a study to evaluate the effectiveness of Mom Power, a multifamily parenting intervention to improve mental health and parenting among high-risk mothers with young children in a community-based randomized controlled trial (CB-RCT) design. Participants ( N  = 122) were high-risk mothers (e.g., interpersonal trauma histories, mental health problems, poverty) and their young children (age 65%) despite the risk nature of the sample. Overall, we found improvements in mental health and parenting stress for Mom Power participants but not for controls; in contrast, control mothers increased in parent-child role reversal across the trial period. The benefits of Mom Power treatment (vs. control) were accentuated for mothers with interpersonal trauma histories. Results of this CB-RCT confirm the effectiveness of Mom Power for improving mental health and parenting outcomes for high-risk, trauma-exposed women with young children. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01554215
ISSN:1434-1816
1435-1102
DOI:10.1007/s00737-017-0734-9