Effects of monetary incentives on engagement in the PACE parenting program

Jean E Dumas; Angela Moreland Begle; Brian French; Amanda Pearl

doi:10.1080/15374411003691792

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Effects of monetary incentives on engagement in the PACE parenting program

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Effects of monetary incentives on engagement in the PACE parenting program

Jean E Dumas, Angela Moreland Begle, Brian French and Amanda Pearl

Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology, Vol.39(3), pp.302-313

2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15374411003691792

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https://hdl.handle.net/2376/104992

PMCID: PMC2895806

PMID: 20419572

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Abstract

Age Factors

Parents - education

Humans

Child Day Care Centers - education

Child, Preschool

Male

Child Day Care Centers - statistics & numerical data

Social Class

Program Evaluation - statistics & numerical data

Parenting - psychology

Motivation

Parents - psychology

Adult

Female

Reward

This study evaluated parental engagement in an 8-week parenting program offered through daycare centers that were randomly assigned to a monetary incentive or nonincentive condition. Of an initial sample of 1,050 parents who rated their intent to enroll in the program, 610 went on to enroll-319 in the incentive and 291 in the nonincentive condition. Results showed that intent to enroll predicted enrollment irrespective of condition. Further, parents did not enroll in greater numbers, attend more sessions, or participate more actively in the incentive condition. Incentives encouraged some parents, often younger and socioeconomically disadvantaged, to enroll but had no effect on their attendance. Of importance, these results could not be accounted for by between-condition differences in child and family or in daycare characteristics.

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Title: Effects of monetary incentives on engagement in the PACE parenting program
Creators: Jean E Dumas - Department of Psychological Sciences, Purdue University, USA. jean.dumas@unige.ch
Angela Moreland Begle
Brian French
Amanda Pearl
Publication Details: Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology, Vol.39(3), pp.302-313
Academic Unit: UNKNOWN
Publisher: England
Grant note: T32 MH018869-20 / NIMH NIH HHS T32 MH018869 / NIMH NIH HHS R49/CCR 522339 / PHS HHS
Identifiers: 99900546621901842
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article