Filipino Family Health Initaitive
Project Description:
Evidence-based parenting interventions provided in early childhood have proven to be effective in preventing the onset and escalation of child mental health disorders. The overall objective of the proposed research is to test the effectiveness of a parenting program (Incredible Years School Age Advance and Basic Parent Training Program, IYP) on Filipino parents recruited from multiple community-based settings and its impact on trajectories of parenting practices, parenting stress, and child problem behavior. IYP is one of the best-studied and most highly regarded parent training programs. As a result of pilot studies funded by a NIH K23 and a NCATS KL2 award, we have identified IYP as a community-identified solution for preventing behavioral health disparities, demonstrated IYP efficacy in improving parenting practices and parenting stress in Filipino parents, and child problem behavior. This population was chosen because: 1) Filipinos are the second largest immigrant population in the U.S. with the highest concentration living in Los Angeles; 2) Filipinos are exposed to multiple adversities, including immigration stress and relocation, loss of social status, and lower self-esteem due to discrimination, placing young children at risk for future behavioral and mental health problems; 3) U.S.-born Filipino youth exhibit higher rates of mental health problems than non-Hispanic whites and attain significantly lower levels of education than their foreign-born counterparts and other U.S.-born Asian American populations; and 4) Filipinos are less likely than non-Hispanic whites to participate in mental health and preventive care interventions. The sample will include 180 Filipino immigrant families (90 Intervention and 90 Control). Data will be obtained using process evaluation tracking system and self-report instruments. The specific aim is to test the effectiveness of the Incredible Years model of parent training and its impact on parenting practices (primary outcome). It is hypothesized that 1) Parents will report and demonstrate improvements in parenting practices after IYP, as compared to baseline and to the control condition; 2) Parents in the experimental group will show more rapid improvement in parenting practices and these effects will be sustained over time compared to those in the control condition; and 3) Parents will report improvements in parenting stress, child problem behavior, such as internalizing, externalizing, and depressive symptoms (secondary outcomes) after IYP as compared to baseline and to the control condition. Findings will contribute to the scientific literature on preventive and early intervention programs for children at high risk for future behavioral problems. The data will also provide important information to understand the processes underlying how IYP affects parenting practices and subsequent child problem behavior among Filipino families. The importance of this research rests on its potential to prevent behavioral health disparities in this understudied and high-risk population.
Keyword(s):
evidence-based parenting interventions, Filipino
Core Function(s):
Performing Research or Evaluation, Continuing Education/Community Training, Other Direct/Model Services, Demonstration Services
Area of Emphasis
Education & Early Intervention
Target Audience:
Family Members/Caregivers
Unserved or Under-served Populations:
Racial or Ethnic Minorities
Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:
Single-County
COVID-19 Related Data:
Yes
