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01-04-2007 | Original Article

A Participant Evaluation of the U.S. Navy Parent Support Program

Authors: Michelle L. Kelley, Michael J. Schwerin, Kara L. Farrar, Marian E. Lane

Published in: Journal of Family Violence | Issue 3/2007

Abstract

This study reports on the results of a program evaluation of the U.S. Navy New Parent Support Program (NPSP). NPSP is comprised of two components: center-based parenting classes and home-based visits. Data are presented on: (a) satisfaction with program quality, (b) how well the program met its primary objectives (e.g., helps reduce parenting stress), (c) how well the NPSP met its Reasons for Being (RFBs; e.g., Helps service members concentrate on their job), and (d) program impact on mission-related outcomes (i.e., quality of life (QOL), readiness, and program impact on their decision to remain in the military). Results indicate that parents who take part in both the parenting classes and home-based visits report that the program exceeded their expectations, the program improved their perceptions of their parenting and coping skills, they perceived that the program demonstrated the Navy’s concern for Sailors and their families, and the program enhanced the family’s quality of life. Implications of study findings are discussed.

Participants were informed of their rights by way of the Privacy Act Statement and informed consent information on the first page of the survey. Informed consent is presumed when the participant reads the informed consent statement and subsequently completes the survey. Completed surveys were sealed in return postage-paid envelopes and mailed to the authors for analysis. Data were reported at an aggregate level so that no individual could be identified. Program representatives were instructed that participants could choose not to report their SSN or could decline to participate.

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Title: A Participant Evaluation of the U.S. Navy Parent Support Program
Authors: Michelle L. Kelley
Michael J. Schwerin
Kara L. Farrar
Marian E. Lane
Publication date: 01-04-2007
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers
Published in: Journal of Family Violence / Issue 3/2007
Print ISSN: 0885-7482
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2851
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-007-9062-6

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