Objectives

Mindful parenting (MP) interventions show promising results, but they mostly target parents (of children) with mental health problems. This study examined an online MP intervention for mothers with toddlers in a population-based sample. Aims were to assess acceptability and effectiveness of the intervention for mothers with and without parental stress, and examine their predetermined personal goals.

Methods

The study included 157 mothers with toddlers from the general population of whom 73 reported parental stress. The mothers participated in an 8-week online MP training. Questionnaires were completed at waitlist, pretest, posttest, and follow-up.

Results

Mothers rated the training positively, although only 23.1% completed the training. Personal goals were analyzed qualitatively, establishing four different themes: attention, well-being, patience, and balance. Significant improvements in personal goals posttest and follow-up were found (large and very large effect size, respectively). We found no significant improvements from waitlist to pretest for all outcome variables, except personal goals (medium effect size). Mixed-linear model analyses showed significant improvements posttest and follow-up as compared to pretest regarding Self-compassion, Parental over-reactivity and Symptoms of anxiety and depression (small to medium effect sizes). There was an effect at posttest for Parenting problems, and for Parental role restriction at follow-up (small effect sizes). Levels of parental stress and theme of personal goal did not influence the effectiveness of the intervention.

Conclusions

The current study provides initial evidence that an online MP training could be an easily accessible, inexpensive, and valuable intervention for parents without an indication for a therapist-assisted intervention.

Trial Registration

Dutch Trial Register (NTR7401)

中文翻译：

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为母亲抚养幼儿的在线正念育儿培训：评估可接受性，有效性和个人目标

目标

正念养育（MP）干预措施显示出可喜的结果，但它们主要针对患有精神健康问题的（儿童）父母。这项研究在基于人口的样本中检查了在线MP干预对有学步的母亲的影响。目的是评估有或没有父母压力的母亲的干预措施的可接受性和有效性，并检查其预定的个人目标。

方法

这项研究纳入了157个有普通儿童学步的母亲，其中73个孩子报告了父母的压力。母亲们参加了为期8周的在线MP培训。问卷在候补名单，测试前，测试后和随访中完成。

结果

尽管只有23.1％的母亲完成了培训，但母亲对培训的评价为积极。对个人目标进行定性分析，建立了四个不同的主题：注意力，幸福感，耐心和平衡。发现个人目标的事后测试和跟进有显着改善（分别为效应量大和非常大）。我们发现，除了个人目标（中等影响大小）之外，从等待清单到预测试的所有结果变量都没有显着改善。混合线性模型分析显示，与预测试相比，自我同情，父母过度反应和焦虑和抑郁症状（中小型影响）与后测相比有显着改善。在后测中对育儿问题有影响，对随访中的父母角色限制也有影响（影响较小）。

结论

当前的研究提供了初步的证据，即在线MP培训对于父母来说可能是一种容易获得，便宜且有价值的干预措施，而没有治疗师协助干预的迹象。

试用注册

荷兰审判登记簿（NTR7401）