ERIC Number: EJ1394855
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Oct
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-0012-1649
EISSN: EISSN-1939-0599
Effects of a Father-Daughter Physical Activity Intervention Delivered by Trained Facilitators in the Community Setting on Girls' Social-Emotional Well-Being: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Pollock, Emma R.; Young, Myles D.; Lubans, David R.; Eather, Narelle; Morgan, Philip J.
Developmental Psychology, v59 n10 p1852-1866 Oct 2023
This study evaluated the effect of the Dads And Daughters Exercising and Empowered (DADEE) program on daughters' social-emotional well-being when delivered by trained facilitators. Fathers (n = 158; M[subscript age] = 41.95 ± 5.32 years; 86% Australian born) and daughters (n = 193; M[subscript age] = 8.35 ± 1.85 years) from Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, were randomized into: (1) the DADEE intervention; or (2) a wait-list control. At baseline and 3 months, fathers, daughters, and mothers completed validated scales of daughters' social-emotional well-being (main outcome of interest), daughters' self-esteem, and other family-related outcomes. Intervention daughters improved their social-emotional well-being from father and mother perspectives compared to the control group (d = 0.51-0.64). Intervention effects were observed for the father-daughter relationship, indicators of father involvement, fathering warmth, coparenting, and family-related well-being, but not daughters' self-reported self-esteem and family-related well-being.
Descriptors: Fathers, Daughters, Foreign Countries, Physical Activities, Intervention, Well Being, Mothers, Self Esteem, Family Environment, Control Groups, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Role, Parent Participation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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