1. Ania Filus & Alina Morawska Parenting & Family Support Centre University of Queensland, Australia

2.  Most parents struggle from time to time with difficult child behaviors  Despite effectiveness, few parents participate in evidence-based parenting programs (Sanders et al., 2007)  Poor participation – substantial challenges in recruiting and retaining parents (Spoth & Redmond, 2000)

3.  Poor participation = limited reach  Thus, most parents who could benefit from parenting assistance never receive it

4.  How parents would prefer to receive information about effective parenting?  Can we identify specific groups of parents that differ in their preference for program modalities?  What sociodemographic, parent, family and child characteristics differentiate distinguished groups of parents?

5. 93.4% 38 years old 76.3% 68.8% 67.6 % 72.4% 6 years old 52.2% University Educated Working Could afford essential expenses/12 months Child mean age Girls Married Parent mean age Mothers

6. DV Preference for receiving info about parenting 12 items referring to different modalities of program delivery, e.g. parent seminar, TV program, online etc. Which of the following ways of accessing the parenting program would you find useful? IV Child & Family Background Questionnaire CAPES – child adjustment questionnaire PAFAS – parent & family functioning scale K10 – parent depression scale Parent attitude toward parenting interventions Parent likelihood of attending the program

8. X(4064) = 1479.95, p = 1.00 ; AIC = 7171.20 ; BIC = 7328.10 ; entropy =.760

9. GROUP 1 96% mothers Mean age = 38 years old 76.7% married 74.8% university educated 25.5% working FT 50.8% working PT 77.9% could afford essential expenses in the last 12 months Child mean age = 5.5 years old 55.6% girls

10. 1. Intention to participate in parenting program 2. Attitude towards parenting interventions 3. Child maladjustment (emotional & behavioral) (emotional & behavioral) 4. Parental confidence 5. Parent & Family dysfunction 6. Parent-child relationship satisfaction 7. Depression Profile of Preference for Modalities

11. Parents in group 1 as compared with parents in group 2 B (SE)ODDS (95%CI) Child maladjustment (behavioral & emotional).052 (.016) **.949 (.920-.979) Parent & Family dysfunction.034 (.014) *1.034 (1.007-1.063) Intends to participate.90 (.128) ***.406 (.316-.521) Negative attitude towards interventions-.92 (.022) ***1.097 (1.050–1.146) X(7) = 99.09, p <. 001 ; R 2 =.16 (Cox & Snell) ; R 2 =.22 (Nagelkerke) * p <.05 ; ** p <.01 ; *** p <.001

12. Parents whose children have more emotional & behavioural problems Parents whose children have less emotional & behavioural problems

13.  Parents who have problems with their children find different modalities of receiving parenting programs attractive than parents who do not have problems with their children  Thus, in order to increase parental engagement in parenting programs/ interventions different delivery formats may need to be available depending on the needs and challenges of different parents

14.  For parents Whose children have more behavioural & emotional problems Who come from more dysfunctional families Who have positive attitude towards parenting interventions Who are more likely to participate  More intensive face-to-face programs should be offered: individually tailored programs home visits parent seminars

15.  For parents Whose children have less behavioural & emotional problems Who come from less dysfunctional families Who have less positive attitude towards interventions Who are less likely to participate  Self-directed programs, that do not require direct access to professional support, should be offered: TV programs Web based programs

16. a.filus@uq.edu.au