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<p>The present study examined the effectiveness of a parenting program designed to strengthen positive parenting and prevent violence against children, focusing on parenting and child behavior outcomes among adolescent mothers and young adult mothers who became pregnant during adolescence. The sample comprised 125 low-income mothers of children aged 0 to 6&#xa0;years old, including 25 adolescent mothers (≤ 19&#xa0;years) and 100 young mothers (20–25&#xa0;years), living in a middle-income country. The intervention was the ACT Raising Safe Kids Program, delivered in person to the mothers and consisting of eight in-group sessions implemented within a public policy framework. The facilitators of the program were trained professionals from Social Protection services. Parenting outcomes were measured in the pre- and post-intervention phases using the 3-factor ACT scale, Parenting and Family Adjustment Scale, Parenting Sense of Competence Scale, and Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey–Early Childhood Development. The children’s behaviors were also evaluated using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. A repeated-measure ANOVA was performed. The results showed that, in comparison to the pre-intervention phase, both mothers improved their positive parenting practices (emotional/behavioral regulation and positive discipline) and parenting stimulation activities at home, while reducing parental inconsistency and coercive practices in the post-intervention phase. The children’s total, externalizing, and internalizing behavior difficulties decreased in the post-intervention phase compared to the pre-intervention phase. In conclusion, the ACT program effectively promoted positive parenting, reduced negative parenting practices, and improved child behaviors among psychosocially vulnerable adolescent and young mothers with adolescent pregnancy.</p>

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Effectiveness of a Parenting Program for the Prevention of Violence Against Children in Adolescent and Young Mothers

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    2025年8月5日

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  • Luiza Machado dos Santos,
  • Elisa Rachel Pisani Altafim,
  • Maria Beatriz Martins Linhares

摘要

The present study examined the effectiveness of a parenting program designed to strengthen positive parenting and prevent violence against children, focusing on parenting and child behavior outcomes among adolescent mothers and young adult mothers who became pregnant during adolescence. The sample comprised 125 low-income mothers of children aged 0 to 6 years old, including 25 adolescent mothers (≤ 19 years) and 100 young mothers (20–25 years), living in a middle-income country. The intervention was the ACT Raising Safe Kids Program, delivered in person to the mothers and consisting of eight in-group sessions implemented within a public policy framework. The facilitators of the program were trained professionals from Social Protection services. Parenting outcomes were measured in the pre- and post-intervention phases using the 3-factor ACT scale, Parenting and Family Adjustment Scale, Parenting Sense of Competence Scale, and Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey–Early Childhood Development. The children’s behaviors were also evaluated using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. A repeated-measure ANOVA was performed. The results showed that, in comparison to the pre-intervention phase, both mothers improved their positive parenting practices (emotional/behavioral regulation and positive discipline) and parenting stimulation activities at home, while reducing parental inconsistency and coercive practices in the post-intervention phase. The children’s total, externalizing, and internalizing behavior difficulties decreased in the post-intervention phase compared to the pre-intervention phase. In conclusion, the ACT program effectively promoted positive parenting, reduced negative parenting practices, and improved child behaviors among psychosocially vulnerable adolescent and young mothers with adolescent pregnancy.