Linda Bloomfield|Sally Kendall
Testing a parenting programme evaluation tool as a pre? and post?course measure of parenting self?efficacy
University of Hertfordshire|University of Hertfordshire
paper report study measure changes parenting selfefficacy attending parenting programme determine changes maintained timea need evaluation parenting programmes perspective parents take part led development tool measure parenting selfefficacy selfefficacy selfperception ones ability perform competently effectively particular task setting provided framework development toola total 356 parents took part study 53 parenting programmes uk 20042005 parents completed evaluation tool pre postcourse measure parenting selfefficacy 4month followupparenting selfefficacy increased end parenting programmes scales increase baseline end course maintained scales four month followup increase two scales increases selfefficacy found across range parenting programmesthe tool used assess impact different types parenting programmes parenting selfefficacy research topic