Effects of Evidence-Based Adlerian Parent Education on Culturally Diverse Parents in Georgia
by
 
Mosley, Sharon D., author.

Title
Effects of Evidence-Based Adlerian Parent Education on Culturally Diverse Parents in Georgia

Author
Mosley, Sharon D., author.

ISBN
9780438027565

Personal Author
Mosley, Sharon D., author.

Physical Description
1 electronic resource (134 pages)

General Note
Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-10(E), Section: A.
 
Advisors: Cathy Sparks Committee members: Jocelyn Sherman; Kenneth Smith.

Abstract
Child abuse, violence against women, and the increasing occurrences of violence in schools, churches, and movie theaters are opening a debate on the possible causes and solutions in child welfare and other disciplines. Research on the detrimental effects of hitting and other forms of physical discipline has been available for over 30 years. A significant relationship exists between parents' use of power assertion to control a child and the child's level of hostility towards others. Research supporting the efficacy of evidence-based measures with people of color is limited. This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of evidence-based Adlerian theory parent education on (a) parent attitudes and beliefs, (b) parent observation of child behavior, and (c) parent behaviors. Current research supporting the efficacy of evidence-based parenting interventions has primarily consisted of European Americans as research participants. This study utilized a quasi-experimental, quantitative, nonequivalent (pretest and posttest) control group design to examine the differences in the dependent variable between the group of parents that participated in Active Parenting, a 6-week evidence-based Adlerian parenting education program and those that did not participate in the program. Forty-seven parents were of a race/ethnicity other than European American. All parents completed the Active Parenting Now Survey. A separate 1-tailed independent t test was performed to test each of the hypotheses. The results of the independent samples t test revealed that the differences in the intervention and control groups' posttest mean scores were not statistically significant at the p < .05 level for parent attitudes and beliefs, t (45) = .353, p = .73, parent observation of child behavior, t (45) = -.212, p = .83, or parent behaviors, t (45) = 1.182, p = .24. The null hypothesis for the research question was accepted because there was no statistically significant difference. The sample size in this study is small, and readers should exercise caution when interpreting the study results.

Local Note
School code: 1351

Subject Term
Social sciences education.
 
Social work.
 
Individual & family studies.

Added Corporate Author
Capella University. Harold Abel School of Social and Behavioral Sciences.

Electronic Access
http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqm&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:10826321


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