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Camila Regina Lotto1, Elisa Rachel Pisani Altafim1, Dana Charles McCoy2
1Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
American Journal of Community Psychology
|August 12, 2026
Summary
Facilitators’ self-regulation and available resources significantly boost personal champion behaviors in parenting programs. Self-regulation explains how resources enhance these crucial implementation efforts.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Intervention Science
- Psychology
Background:
- Effective parenting program implementation hinges on facilitator engagement and champion behaviors.
- Facilitators' efforts to encourage program adoption significantly impact intervention outcomes.
- Understanding predictors of facilitator champion behaviors is crucial for optimizing program delivery.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the predictors of facilitators' champion behaviors in the ACT-Raising Safe Kids Program.
- To investigate the roles of self-regulation and resource availability in fostering facilitator champion behaviors.
- To analyze the direct and indirect relationships between these factors in a Brazilian public service context.
Main Methods:
- A partially latent structural equation model (SEM) was employed.
- 131 facilitators from 26 municipalities in Brazil participated.
- Self-report questionnaires assessed sociodemographics, self-regulation, resource availability, and champion behaviors; confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) validated instruments.
Main Results:
- Facilitators' self-regulation and resource availability positively predicted personal champion behaviors.
- Neither self-regulation nor resource availability significantly predicted public champion behaviors.
- Facilitators' self-regulation mediated the positive relationship between resource availability and personal champion behaviors.
Conclusions:
- Facilitator self-regulation and organizational resources are key drivers of personal champion behaviors in parenting interventions.
- Enhancing facilitators' self-regulation and ensuring adequate resources are vital for successful program implementation in public services.
- These findings underscore the importance of facilitator support systems for effective family program delivery.
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