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Parental involvement in home visiting: Interpersonal predictors and correlates.
Susan Sierau1, Tilman Brand2, Tanja Jungmann3
1University of Leipzig, Germany.
Infant Mental Health Journal
|May 19, 2017
Summary
Paternal involvement in early intervention programs hinges on partnership satisfaction. Maternal engagement, influenced by the helping relationship, also impacts paternal involvement, highlighting the interconnectedness of parental roles in supporting child development.
Area of Science:
- Child Development
- Family Studies
- Social Work
Background:
- Paternal involvement is crucial for infant development, yet predictors of father engagement in early intervention are understudied.
- Understanding parental commitment and service utilization is key to addressing disparities in early intervention access.
- Socially and financially disadvantaged families often face unique challenges in accessing and benefiting from early intervention services.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the interpersonal predictors of paternal and maternal involvement in home-visiting early intervention programs.
- To examine the role of prenatal partnership satisfaction and the quality of the helping relationship in predicting postnatal parental engagement.
- To explore the mediating effect of maternal engagement on the relationship between partnership satisfaction and paternal engagement.
Main Methods:
- Regression analysis was used to examine the relationships between prenatal factors and postnatal parental involvement.
- The study included a sample of 124 socially and financially disadvantaged families.
- Demographical characteristics were controlled for in the analysis.
Main Results:
- Prenatal partnership satisfaction significantly predicted paternal program engagement.
- Perceived quality of the helping relationship was the strongest predictor of maternal program engagement.
- Maternal program engagement mediated the association between partnership satisfaction and paternal program engagement.
Conclusions:
- Partnership satisfaction is a critical factor for engaging fathers in early intervention.
- The quality of the helping relationship is vital for maternal engagement, which in turn influences paternal involvement.
- These findings underscore the importance of addressing couple dynamics and support relationships to enhance early intervention effectiveness for disadvantaged families.
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