A study of parenting and family characteristics of families participating in the Comprehensive Health Investment Project

The Comprehensive Health Investment Project is a community health project operating in Roanoke, Virginia that is designed to address the needs of families and their children who do not have access to continuous health services. This study examined parental characteristics of those parents participating in the Comprehensive Health Investment Project. Five surveys, which assess parental satisfaction, parental skills, parental comfort, sense of community, and safety practices were administered to parents and subsequently collected for analysis. It is the data from these surveys which provide invaluable descriptions of these parents and family dynamics. Results indicate that the participating parents have high levels of parenting satisfaction and a high level of involvement with their children. The parents had a low sense of community. Overall, parents followed good safety practices with their children. Some questions, when cross tabbed with demographic variables, demonstrated an interaction between the response and the selected variable. However, there was no apparent trend for the interaction to be true for all questions. A description of the method of data analysis and the parenting characteristics exhibited by these parents is included. Recommendations and suggestions are also provided to better assist the CHIP staff in service provision. This research will assist providers in measuring parental program effectiveness and will expand existing knowledge regarding parental practices and satisfaction.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Community Health Education

Department dc:contributor.department

Community Health Education

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Tech

Year dc:date.issued

1992

Author dc:creator

• Mitchell, Tracy D.

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language.iso

en

Dc Identifier Other

etd-07102009-040425

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/43629