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Strengthening parental self-efficacy and resilience: A within-subject experimental study with refugee parents of adolescents |
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| Authors: | Hend Eltanamly Patty Leijten Eeske van Roekel Benedicte Mouton Michael Pluess Geertjan Overbeek |
| Affiliation: | 1. University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;2. Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands;3. University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium;4. Queen Mary University of London, London, UK |
| Abstract: | Post-migration stress and parenting adolescents can reduce parental self-efficacy. This study tested the effects of strengthening parental self-efficacy in refugee parents of adolescents and whether this makes parental self-efficacy less impacted by post-migration stressors. Using a within-subject experimental design, experience sampling data were collected in 2019 from 53 refugee parents of adolescents (Mage = 39.7, SDage = 5.59, 73% Syrian, 70% mothers) in the Netherlands. Data were analyzed by dynamic structural equation modeling using interrupted time-series analysis. The single-session personalized intervention strengthened parental self-efficacy (small effect: between case standardized mean difference = 0.09) and made refugee parents less vulnerable to post-migration stressors. Findings suggest that parental self-efficacy is malleable and strengthening it fosters refugee parents' resilience. Replications with longer-term follow-ups are needed. |
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