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Parenting in 2 Worlds: Pilot Results From a Culturally Adapted Parenting Program for Urban American Indians

Authors: Stephen Kulis, Stephanie L. Ayers, Tahnee Baker

Published in: Journal of Prevention | Issue 1/2015

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This study reports the implementation and feasibility of a culturally adapted parenting curriculum, Parenting in 2 Worlds (P2W), which we designed specifically for urban American Indian families by means of community-based participatory research and then pilot tested in three Arizona cities. Data come from matched pre- and post-test surveys completed in 2012 by 75 American Indian parents of adolescents aged 10–17 who participated in the pilot version of P2W. P2W is a 10-workshop program administered twice a week for 5 weeks by trained American Indian community facilitators. Parents completed pre-test surveys during Workshop 1 and post-test surveys 5 weeks later during Workshop 10. Paired t tests assessed changes in parenting outcomes, cultural identity, and child anti-social behavior. Changes from pre- to post-test demonstrated statistically significant improvements in several parenting outcomes (discipline, involvement, self-agency, and supervision), a strengthened sense of ethnic and cultural identity and Native spirituality, and a decrease in the child’s anti-social behavior. These results, which show significant preliminary improvements in parenting skills and family functioning, suggest the feasibility of implementing a culturally grounded parenting intervention for urban American Indian parents.

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Title: Parenting in 2 Worlds: Pilot Results From a Culturally Adapted Parenting Program for Urban American Indians
Authors: Stephen Kulis
Stephanie L. Ayers
Tahnee Baker
Publication date: 01-02-2015
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Prevention / Issue 1/2015
Print ISSN: 2731-5533
Electronic ISSN: 2731-5541
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10935-014-0376-x

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