An Impact and Feasibility Evaluation of a Six-Week (Nine Hour) Active Play Intervention on Fathers' Engagement with Their Preschool Children: A Feasibility Study

Autor/inn/en	Houghton, Laura J.; O'Dwyer, Mareesa; Foweather, Lawrence; Watson, Paula; Alford, Simon; Knowles, Zoe R.
Titel	An Impact and Feasibility Evaluation of a Six-Week (Nine Hour) Active Play Intervention on Fathers' Engagement with Their Preschool Children: A Feasibility Study
Quelle	In: Early Child Development and Care, 185 (2015) 2, S.244-266 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4430
DOI	10.1080/03004430.2014.919495
Schlagwörter	Early Intervention; Fathers; Preschool Children; Play; Parent Child Relationship; Feasibility Studies; Child Care Centers; Parent Participation; Parent Attitudes; Physical Activities; Pretests Posttests; Questionnaires; Focus Groups; Time; Qualitative Research; Program Effectiveness; Parenting Skills; Self Efficacy; Parent Role; Motivation; Foreign Countries; Parent Education; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Spiel; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Child care facilities; Child care services; Kinderzentrum; Kinderbetreuung; Elternmitwirkung; Elternverhalten; Fragebogen; Zeit; Qualitative Forschung; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Parental role; Elternrolle; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Ausland; Parents education; Elternbildung; Elternschule
Abstract	Research has demonstrated the benefits of father involvement with their children and a link between uninvolved fatherhood and societal problems. Children's Centres (n?=?15) received 6?×?90-minute active play sessions designed to foster 6 aspects of parental engagement. Fathers' engagement and attitudes to child physical activity were measured pre- and post-intervention via questionnaire. Acceptability of the intervention was explored through participant and staff focus groups. Results showed no effect on overall time fathers spent with their child during the week (t (36)?=?0.178, p?=?0.860) and the weekend (t (36)?=?1.166, p?=?0.252). Qualitative results demonstrated the sessions provided opportunities for fathers to spend quality time with their children. Parenting self-efficacy increased across the subscale control, t (36)?=?-2.97, p?=?0.04. Fathers increased awareness of their role in motivating their child to play (z?=?-2.46, p?=?0.01). Further longitudinal research is recommended. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01