N/A
N=308
The Dedicated African American Dad Study
Father - Child Relations
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02412748 ↗Enrolled (actual)
308
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Apr 2023
Primary outcome: Primary: Father Involvement as Measured by the Fragile Families Survey - Father Report — 41.1; 41.2; 41.6; 41.3 score on a scale — p=.962
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- BBTF Intervention (Behavioral); Financial Literacy Program (Behavioral)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- Male
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
- Primary completion
- Sep 2018
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Father Involvement as Measured by the Fragile Families Survey - Father Report |
41.1; 41.2; 41.6; 41.3; 41.5; 41.7 | .962 |
| PRIMARY Father Involvement as Measured by the Julion Index of Paternal Involvement - Father Report |
66.4; 66.4; 65.0; 65.3; 68.5; 68.3 | .982 |
| SECONDARY Taylor Inventory of Self-Esteem (Positive) |
52.7; 54.3; 54.2; 53.6; 54.4; 54.3 | .534 |
| SECONDARY Taylor Inventory of Self-Esteem (Negative) |
38.1; 37.0; 40.2; 40.6; 41.2; 39.1 | .730 |
| SECONDARY Perceived Stress Scale (Negative) |
11.0; 11.6; 9.5; 9.9; 9.4; 10.4 | .927 |
| SECONDARY Perceived Stress Scale (Positive) |
5.3; 5.5; 4.8; 5.0; 4.0; 4.6 | .841 |
| SECONDARY Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale |
13.7; 14.9; 13.6; 15.2; 12.5; 15.6 | .722 |
| SECONDARY Parenting Sense of Competence Scale (Satisfaction) |
23.2; 24.9; 22.1; 23.2; 22.8; 22.9 | .715 |
| SECONDARY Parenting Sense of Competence Scale (Self-Efficacy) |
14.5; 14.4; 15.1; 15.5; 14.7; 15.3 | .900 |
| SECONDARY Parent Behavior Checklist (Discipline) |
.37; .35; .38; .31; .33; .37 | .271 |
| SECONDARY Parent Behavior Checklist (Nurturing) |
3.0; 3.0; 3.1; 3.1; 3.1; 3.1 | .987 |
| SECONDARY Parent Behavior Checklist (Expectations) |
3.1; 3.0; 3.1; 3.1; 3.3; 3.2 | .967 |
| SECONDARY Quality of Relationship Inventory (Support) |
2.5; 2.4; 2.5; 2.5; 2.4; 2.5 | .693 |
| SECONDARY Quality of Relationship Inventory (Conflict) |
2.5; 2.5; 2.2; 2.3; 2.4; 2.3 | .557 |
| SECONDARY Quality of Relationship Inventory (Depth) |
2.6; 2.4; 2.5; 2.4; 2.5; 2.4 | .681 |
| SECONDARY Behavior Assessment System for Children 3rd Ed (Aggression) |
49.0; 46.8; 47.3; 48.7; 51.1; 53.0 | .389 |
| SECONDARY Behavior Assessment System for Children 3rd Ed (Attention) |
49.4; 51.0; 48.5; 48.5; 48.3; 48.6 | .846 |
| SECONDARY Behavior Assessment System for Children 3rd Ed (Depression) |
49.8; 50.2; 50.0; 51.5; 52.7; 52.3 | .871 |
| SECONDARY Behavior Assessment System for Children 3rd Ed (Hyperactivity) |
49.6; 49.9; 50.5; 50.8; 42.0; 51.8 | .986 |
| SECONDARY Tolerance For Disagreement |
41.0; 41.9; 39.5; 39.2; 41.1; 40.7 | .791 |
| SECONDARY Personal Problem Solving Inventory - Efficacy |
2.1; 2.1; 1.9; 1.7; 1.8; 1.9 | .583 |
| SECONDARY Personal Problem Solving Inventory - Skills |
2.1; 2.1; 1.9; 1.8; 2.1; 2.0 | .851 |
Summary
The number of children living apart from their fathers has grown nationally, and the greatest percentage is evident among African American (AA) families; two-thirds of all African American children live in households without their biological father. Research supports the importance of positive fathering in the lives of children. But in order for children to benefit from their fathers' involvement, the father-child relationship must be timely and sustained. This study will test culturally relevant interventions aimed at increasing non-resident (not living with the child) AA fathers' involvement with their children.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- AA biological father of a child 2 to 5 years old
- Child lives with father no more than 48 hours per week (e.g., spends the weekends with his or her father)
- The child lives with the biological mother (or other custodial relative such as grandmother) in the metropolitan Chicago area.
- These fathers are referred to as AA non-resident fathers. Additional criteria include: (1) child's mother is willing to consent to complete the child assessments; - Child's mother is amenable to facilitating opportunities for fathers to interact with their children in order to practice skills learned in the program
- Father is able and willing to travel to one of two intervention sites to attend a weekly program.
- The study is limited to fathers with a target child aged 2-5 years.
- The rationale for this limit is based on the developmental phase when families are most vulnerable to decreased father involvement and children are highly dependent on parenting for their growth and development.
Exclusion Criteria
- Fathers with histories of child abuse, neglect, or violence perpetuated against the child or the child's mother (based on mother or father report).
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02412748). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.