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ArticleMaternal and child health journal2013

Early parenting program as intervention strategy for emotional distress in first-time mothers: a propensity score analysis.

Miwako Okamoto, Hideaki Ishigami, Kumiko Tokimoto, Megumi Matsuoka, Ryoko Tango

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Article in Maternal and child health journal, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Miwako OkamotoDepartment of Early Childhood Education, Women's Junior College of NSSU, Tokyo, Japan. okamotom@nittai.ac.jp
Hideaki Ishigami
Kumiko Tokimoto
Megumi Matsuoka
Ryoko Tango
Baiko Gakuin University · JPJapan Women's College of Physical Education · JPNippon Sport Science University · JPUniversity of Shizuoka · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a single session intervention designed to reduce emotional distress in first-time mothers. We held a parenting class for first-time mothers who had given birth at a university hospital in Tokyo, Japan. The program of the class consists of lectures on infant care and group discussion, which is a common form of intervention in Japan. The effectiveness of intervention is assessed according to differences in emotional distress experienced by class participants and nonparticipants, and analyzed by the use of a propensity score method to avoid self-selection bias. In order to be more confident about our results, we employ several variations of this method. Results from statistical analysis show that although the effectiveness of the intervention was limited, it was able to alleviate subjects' loss of self-confidence as mothers. Because this outcome shows a good degree of consistency across methods, it can be considered robust. Moreover, it is roughly consistent with previous studies. Effectiveness can probably be increased by developing a program that improves upon the intervention.

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AdultEmotionsFemaleHumansJapanMaleMiddle AgedMothersParentingPostpartum PeriodProgram EvaluationPropensity ScoreSelf ConceptStress, Psychological

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PMID22865390
PMCPMC3710574
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