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Mom Power: preliminary outcomes of a group intervention to improve mental health and parenting among high-risk mothers

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Muzik, Maria, Rosenblum, Katherine L., Alfafara, Emily A., Schuster, Melisa M., Miller, Nicole M., Waddell, Rachel M., Kohler, Emily Stanton·2015·Archives of Women s Mental Health
DOI 10.1007/s00737-014-0490-zPMC PMC4439267
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Maternal psychopathology and traumatic life experiences may adversely impact family functioning, the quality of the parent-child relationship and the attachment bond, placing the child's early social-emotional development at risk. Attachment-based parenting interventions may be particularly useful in decreasing negative outcomes for children exposed to risk contexts, yet high risk families frequently do not engage in programs to address mental health and/or parenting needs. This study evaluated the effects of Mom Power (MP), a 13-session parenting and self-care skills group program for high-risk mothers and their young children (age <6 years old), focused on enhancing mothers' mental health, parenting competence, and engagement in treatment. Mothers were referred from community health providers for a phase 1 trial to assess feasibility, acceptability, and pilot outcomes. At baseline, many reported several identified risk factors, including trauma exposure, psychopathology, poverty, and single parenthood. Ninety-nine mother-child pairs were initially recruited into the MP program with 68 women completing and providing pre- and post-self-report measures assessing demographics and trauma history (pre-assessment only), maternal mental health (depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)), parenting, and intervention satisfaction. Results indicate that MP participation was associated with reduction in depression, PTSD, and caregiving helplessness. A dose response relationship was evident in that, despite baseline equivalence, women who attended ≥70 % of the 10 groups (completers; N = 68) improved on parenting and mental health outcomes, in contrast to non-completers (N = 12). Effects were most pronounced for women with a mental health diagnosis at baseline. The intervention was perceived as helpful and user-friendly. Results indicate that MP is feasible, acceptable, and holds promise for improving maternal mental health and parenting competence among high-risk dyads. Further research is warranted to evaluate the efficacy of MP using randomized controlled designs.

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  • Specific intervention programs including the Circle of Security, Triple P, Video Interaction for Promoting Positive Parenting Programme, and Mom Power have been validated according to randomized clinical trial approaches.

    “Specific intervention programs including the Circle of Security (Hoffman et al., 2006; Powell et al., 2014), Triple P (Positive Parenting Program) (Sanders et al., 2014), Video Interaction for Promoting Positive Parenting Programme (Van Zeijl et al., 2006), and Mom Power (Muzik et al., 2015), have been validated according to randomized clinical trial approaches.”

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Authors
Muzik, M., Rosenblum, K. L., Alfafara, E. A., Schuster, M. M., Miller, N. M., Waddell, R. M., & Kohler, E. S.
Affiliations
  • University of Michigan (US)
  • Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services (US)
Corresponding author
  • Muzik, Maria
  • Rosenblum, Katherine L.
ORCID
Venue
Archives of Women s Mental Health
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2015-01-11
Volume
18
Issue
3
Pages
507-521
ISSN
  • 1434-1816 (ISSN-L)
  • 1435-1102
DOI
10.1007/s00737-014-0490-z
PMC
PMC4439267
OpenAlex
W2031292658
Cited by
170
References
96
Citations by year
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FWCI
18.23
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations
  • Archives of Women s Mental Health (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (UL1TR000433)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (K23MH080147)
  • National Center for Research Resources (UL1RR024986)
  • National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
Keywords
high-risk mothers, maternal mental health, parenting support, group intervention, maternal depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, trauma exposure, parenting competence, treatment engagement, feasibility and acceptability, single parenthood, poverty, early childhood
MeSH terms
Adult, Child, Preschool, Depression, Female, Humans, Infant, Maternal Behavior, Maternal Welfare, Mothers, Object Attachment, Parent-Child Relations, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Psychotherapy, Group, Socioeconomic Factors, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Parenting, Treatment Outcome

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