Joana Maria Mas1, Carl J Dunst2, Anna Balcells-Balcells3, Simon Garcia-Ventura4, Climent Giné5, Margarita Cañadas6. 1. Faculty of Psychology, Education and Sport Science Blanquerna, Ramon Llull University, Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: joanamariamm@blanquerna.url.edu. 2. Orelena Hawks Puckett Institute, Asheville and Morgnton, North Carolina, USA. Electronic address: cjd@puckett.org. 3. Faculty of Psychology, Education and Sport Science Blanquerna, Ramon Llull University, Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: annabb0@blanquerna.url.edu. 4. Faculty of Psychology, Education and Sport Science Blanquerna, Ramon Llull University, Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: simongv@blanquerna.url.edu. 5. Faculty of Psychology, Education and Sport Science Blanquerna, Ramon Llull University, Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: climentgg@blanquerna.url.edu. 6. Catholic University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain. Electronic address: margarita.canadas@ucv.es.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Research evidence from studies in North America on the relationships between family-centered practices, parents' self-efficacy beliefs, parenting confidence and competence beliefs, and parents' psychological well-being was used to confirm or disconfirm the same relationships in two studies in Spain. AIMS: The aim of Study 1 was to determine if results from studies in North America could be replicated in Spain and the aim of Study 2 was to determine if results from Study 1 could be replicated with a second sample of families in Spain. METHODS AND PROCEDURES: A survey including the study measures was used to obtain data needed to evaluate the relationships among the variables of interest. The participants were 105 family members in Study 1 and 310 family members in Study 2 recruited from nine early childhood intervention programs. Structural equation modeling was used to test the direct and indirect effects of the study variables on parents' well-being. OUTCOMES AND RESULTS: Results showed that family-centered practices were directly related to both self-efficacy beliefs and parenting beliefs, and indirectly related to parents' psychological well-being mediated by belief appraisals. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS: The pattern of results was similar to those reported in other studies of family-centered practices. Results indicated that the use of family-centered practices can have positive effects on parent well-being beyond that associated with different types of belief appraisals.
BACKGROUND: Research evidence from studies in North America on the relationships between family-centered practices, parents' self-efficacy beliefs, parenting confidence and competence beliefs, and parents' psychological well-being was used to confirm or disconfirm the same relationships in two studies in Spain. AIMS: The aim of Study 1 was to determine if results from studies in North America could be replicated in Spain and the aim of Study 2 was to determine if results from Study 1 could be replicated with a second sample of families in Spain. METHODS AND PROCEDURES: A survey including the study measures was used to obtain data needed to evaluate the relationships among the variables of interest. The participants were 105 family members in Study 1 and 310 family members in Study 2 recruited from nine early childhood intervention programs. Structural equation modeling was used to test the direct and indirect effects of the study variables on parents' well-being. OUTCOMES AND RESULTS: Results showed that family-centered practices were directly related to both self-efficacy beliefs and parenting beliefs, and indirectly related to parents' psychological well-being mediated by belief appraisals. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS: The pattern of results was similar to those reported in other studies of family-centered practices. Results indicated that the use of family-centered practices can have positive effects on parent well-being beyond that associated with different types of belief appraisals.
Authors: Małgorzata Sekułowicz; Piotr Kwiatkowski; Iris Manor-Binyamini; Krystyna Boroń-Krupińska; Błażej Cieślik Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2022-01-21 Impact factor: 3.390