Purpose:

The goal of this study was to understand factors that predict mothers’ decisions to participate as data informants in a randomized controlled trial of a fatherhood intervention for African-American non-resident fathers.

Method:

Baseline data from 178 fathers and 125 mothers in the Dedicated African American Dad (DAAD) study were examined. Prior research and theoretical frameworks by Feinberg and Morawska informed father variable selection. Data were analyzed via bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses.

Results:

Mothers were likely to participate as data informants when they had younger children, the father reported higher stress, less conflict with the mother, and the mothers’ female relatives were less supportive of the father.

Conclusion:

Mothers’ decisions to participate as data informants in a fatherhood intervention are shaped by a complex array of social, interpersonal and family relationships that impact co-parenting. More research is needed to explore maternal characteristics and additional factors that could influence maternal predictors of participation. Future intervention research with African American non-resident fathers should seek to capitalize on the importance of the co-parenting relationship, by intervening prenatally, bolstering social support, and including extended family and kin networks.

中文翻译：

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产妇参与非裔美国非居民父亲的父亲干预研究的预测指标

目的：

这项研究的目的是了解可以预测母亲决定作为数据信息提供者参与非洲裔美国人非居住父亲的父亲干预干预的随机对照试验的因素。

方法：

在非裔美国人专用爸爸（DAAD）研究中，研究了178位父亲和125位母亲的基线数据。Feinberg和Morawska的先前研究和理论框架为父亲变量选择提供了依据。通过双变量和多元逻辑回归分析对数据进行分析。

结果：

母亲在年幼时可能会作为数据提供者参加，父亲报告说压力更大，与母亲的冲突减少，母亲的女性亲戚对父亲的支持也较少。

结论：

母亲们作为父亲的干预而决定作为数据提供者的决定受到影响共同父母的一系列复杂的社会，人际关系和家庭关系的影响。需要更多的研究来探索孕产妇特征和可能影响孕产妇参与预测的其他因素。未来与非裔美国非居民父亲的干预研究应寻求通过利用产前干预，加强社会支持以及包括扩大的家庭和亲戚关系网络来利用共同父母关系的重要性。