Parent-Child Memory Study: Improving Future Thinking Among Mothers
United States144 participantsStarted 2024-02-06
Plain-language summary
Parents of children from impoverished communities are disproportionately more likely to engage in harsh physical discipline, which can lead to serious clinical outcomes, including suicidal ideation and attempts. One mechanism linking low resource environments and maladaptive parenting strategies is maternal delay discounting, or the tendency to value smaller, immediate rewards (such as stopping children's misbehavior via physical means) relative to larger, but delayed rewards (like improving the parent-child relationship). This study will examine the efficacy of implementing a low-cost, brief intervention targeting the reduction of maternal delay discounting to inform broader public health efforts aimed at improving adolescent mental health outcomes in traditionally underserved communities.
Who can participate
Age range5 Years
SexFEMALE
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Inclusion criteria
✓. A mother and or grandmother from the Flint area with a child/grandchild between the ages of 5-10 who can provide legal consent for that child
✓. Self-report that they have consistent contact with the child/grandchild
✓. Willing to participate in the study
✓. Able to participate in written assessments and an intervention conducted in English
✓. Have a working cell phone that can receive and send text messages and be willing to receive/send text messages as part of the study
✓. Have a phone or device that's able to use video conferencing software if interested in virtual participation
Exclusion criteria
✕. Self-disclosed active suicidality/homicidality
✕. Self-disclosed current bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or psychosis
✕. Self-reported current and ongoing involvement with child protective services