A Parent-Child Program to Prevent Adolescent Pregnancy

描述(由申请者提供)：这个项目将开发和评估一个基于理论的交互式多媒体程序，供父母及其青春期子女(10-14岁)使用，以防止青少年怀孕。该计划将包括以行为为重点的沟通技能培训和教育内容，旨在支持父母对子女性行为的价值观。教育内容将包括关于有效的父母监督和网络战略的信息，以及关于青春期的信息。此外，节目内容将针对(A)父母种族/民族(即非裔美国人、高加索人和西班牙裔)、(B)父母性别和(C)儿童性别。完成后，这一综合计划将包括一个供父母使用的互联网/CD-ROM组件，另一个供孩子使用的组件，最后是一张供父母和孩子一起观看的DVD。一个适用于家庭DVD播放机的独立DVD程序将被创建，用于小组演示和没有计算机或互联网接入的家庭。该计划旨在有效解决父母及其子女的知识缺陷，并提供与父母关于青春期性行为的价值观一致的父母和子女之间有效沟通的培训和建模。它将适合在广泛的环境中使用(例如，家庭、工作场所、卫生和社区组织)。第二阶段将在一项随机试验中进行评估，对象是美国各地的父母和孩子。与公共卫生相关：尽管青少年怀孕率在过去10年中有所下降，但对于青少年前期和青少年家庭来说，这仍然是一个重要的问题。父母有可能在怀孕预防和性行为方面积极影响孩子的价值观。该项目将制作一个交互式多媒体(IMM)程序，以帮助和促进父母和他们的孩子之间关于性行为和怀孕预防的讨论。该计划将通过CD-ROM、互联网和DVD格式提供，适合有10-14岁孩子的家庭，最终目标是促进亲子关系，降低青少年怀孕率和性传播感染率。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This project will develop and evaluate a theoretically-based interactive multimedia program for use by parents and their adolescent children (10-14 years of age) to prevent adolescent pregnancy. The program will include behaviorally focused communication skills training and educational content that is designed to support parental values regarding sexual behavior of their child. Educational content will include information on effective parental monitoring and networking strategies and information about puberty. In addition, program content will be targeted by (a) parental race/ethnicity (i.e., African-American, Caucasian, and Hispanic), (b) parental gender, and (c) gender of the child. When complete, this comprehensive program will include an Internet/CD-ROM component for use by the parent, another for use by the child and finally, a DVD for the parent and child to view together. A stand-alone DVD program suitable for home DVD players will be created for group presentations and families without access to computers or the Internet. The program will be designed to effectively address the knowledge deficits of both parents and their children, and provide training and modeling in effective communication between the parent and child that are consistent with the parent's values regarding adolescent sexual behavior. It will be appropriate for use in a broad range of settings (e.g., homes, worksites, health, and community organizations). The Phase II will be evaluated in a randomized trial with parents and children across the United States. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: While rates of teen pregnancy have declined in the past 10 years, this is still an important issue for families of preadolescents and teens. Parents have the potential to positively influence their child's values around pregnancy prevention and sexual activity. This project will produce an interactive multimedia (IMM) program to assist and facilitate discussions about sexuality and pregnancy prevention between parents and their children. The program will be delivered via CD-ROM, Internet, and DVD formats and will be appropriate for families with children aged 10-14, with the ultimate goal of promoting parent/child relationships and reducing rates of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.