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Title Enhancing maternal sensitivity in contexts of urban extreme poverty in Sierra Leone: a pilot study
Full text https://hdl.handle.net/1887/3254710
Date 2021
Author(s) Pitillas, C.; Berastegui, A.; Halty, A; Rodriguez, P.; Kamara, M.; Mesman, J.
Abstract This pilot study presents preliminary data on the efficacy of Strong Bonds, Strong Pikin (SBSP), a brief intervention program that aims to enhance sensitivity among mothers who care for their preschool children in a slum settlement in Freetown (Sierra Leone). SBSP adapts principles of attachment theory to intervention within a non-Western cultural setting, where families suffer from extreme poverty. A combination of psychoeducation, group work, video-feedback, and storytelling defines the methodology of the program. Maternal sensitivity, parenting stress, and the use of violent discipline practices were measured before (pretest) and after the intervention (posttest) in a sample of 43 mothers who participated in the program. Analyses showed a significant increase in observed maternal sensitivity, as well as a decrease in mother-reported parenting stress, child problems, and use of violent discipline practices from pretest to posttest. These results are discussed in terms of the potential value of culturally sensitive, attachment-centered interventions with caregivers who raise their children in non-Western settings affected by economic vulnerability. - Education and Child Studies
Language en
Type of publication Article / Letter to editor; info:eu-repo/semantics/article; Text
Format application/pdf
Source INFANT MENT HEALTH J
Rights https://hdl.handle.net/1887/license:4
Identifier doi:10.1002/imhj.21945; lucris-id:435617642
Repository Leiden - University of Leiden
Added to C-A: 2022-11-28;09:18:23