Date of Award

Summer 8-1-2021

Degree Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

School

Psychology

Committee Chair

Brad Dufrene

Committee Chair School

Psychology

Committee Member 2

Joe Olmi

Committee Member 2 School

Psychology

Committee Member 3

Holly Huye

Committee Member 3 School

Kinesiology and Nutrition

Committee Member 4

Richard Mohn

Committee Member 4 School

Education

Abstract

Group PCIT was offered to parents of Head Start children as part of a larger study that investigated the Impact of a Preschool Obesity Prevention (IPOP) Program Enhanced with Positive Behavioral Supports. The dependent variable (DV) in this study was number of group PCIT sessions attended. The independent variables were marital status, income, education level, parenting practices measured by the Alabama Parenting Questionnaire-PR, and responses from the Caregiver Feeding Style Questionnaire. Predictions were made regarding the impact each of these variables had on attendance to group PCIT sessions. An ordinal logistic regression model was used to analyze the data. No statistically significant values were found for the predictor values in this study. Implications for future research are discussed.

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