Brief Summary:
The Adaptive Parenting Tools (ADAPT) program was designed to improve
parenting effectiveness among postdeployment military families with school-aged children. In this
study, a randomized comparative effectiveness trial tested whether participants in 2 facilitator-led
modalities of ADAPT (i.e., in-person group-based and web-facilitated telehealth 1-on-1) experienced
greater increases in parenting compared to participants in a self-directed online modality. 244
National Guard/Reserve families were randomly assigned to 1 of the 3 modalities. In-home parenting
observations (i.e., problem solving, harsh discipline, positive involvement, skill encouragement, and
monitoring) and parents’ self-reports of positive parenting, inconsistent discipline, and supervision
were collected at baseline and follow-up (1 year later) to measure effective parenting. In general, the
2 facilitator-led modalities showed similar effects that were greater than those for the self-directed
online modality.
Summary provided by Military REACH at Auburn University
Translating Research Into Practice (TRIP) Report:
Created by our partners at Military REACH at Auburn University, TRIP Reports summarize the key findings and implications of this study to provide actionable insights in accessible language for practitioners, policy makers, and families.
Reference:
Gewirtz, A. H., DeGarmo, D. S., & Lee, S. (2024). What works better? 1-year outcomes of an effectiveness trial comparing online, telehealth, and group-based formats of a military parenting program. Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, 92(5), 310–319. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000882