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NCT Number: NCT05292963

Goodwill of Central Texas: Fatherhood Works Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Program Evaluation

The key goal of this descriptive evaluation is to assess the extent to which participation in the Fatherhood Works Program is positively associated with improved attitudes and behaviors among fathers and father figures in Central Texas. Research questions will focus on whether attitudes and behaviors related to parenting, co-parenting, and employment change after participation in primary program services.

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Key information

Conditions

Fathers

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Goodwill of Central Texas

Austin, Texas, 78753, United States

About this study

This evaluation seeks to understand the positive and/or negative impacts of an evidence-based core curriculum, Nurturing Fathers (NF), in combination with other workshops and case management services. All participants will receive a range of support services tailored to individuals' needs related to financial planning, career counseling, job search assistance, and occupational skills training. The program facilitator will offer the NF curriculum in both virtual and in-person formats. The evaluation will seek to determine to what extent participation in a program that uses Nurturing Fathers curriculum, in combination with other workshop programming, is associated with changes in parenting and employment attitudes as well as parenting and co-parenting behaviors.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Father figure
  • Child up to 24 years of age
  • Resides in Central Texas
  • Adult (age 18 and older)

Exclusion criteria

  • Minor (under the age of 18)
  • Not a father/father figure
  • Resides outside of Central Texas
  • Child is older than 24 years of age

Treatment and study plan

Intervention #1: Fatherhood Works Program Delivered to Participants

Other

Participants receive 26 hours of Nurturing Fathers curriculum, delivered in person. Participants also receive employment supports, case management, and financial literacy training.

Primary outcomes

  1. Parenting Behavior Measurement #1

    Time frame: Change from baseline in parenting behavior (interaction with child) from enrollment to 12-month follow-up

    1a) Will participants report significantly healthier parenting behavior after completing primary educational services and employment support services?

    Items measured include:

    1 item: frequency reaching out to children (categories, 5-point scale) 7 items: frequency engaging in key behaviors (categories, 5-point scale)

    Measured on the Healthy Parenting Behavior Scale #1 as:

    1 = never, 2 = 1 to 2 days per month, 3= 3 or 4 days per month, 4 = 2 or 3 days per week, 5 = every day or almost every day

    The 8 items are measured as a construct. All items are added together and divided by 8 to create the construct score. The higher the score, the better the outcome.

    maximum score of 5.0, minimum score of 1.0

  2. Co-parenting Behavior Measurement #1

    Time frame: Change from baseline in co-parenting behavior (interaction with co-parent) from enrollment to 12-month follow-up

    • Will participants report significantly healthier co-parenting behavior after completing primary educational services and employment support services?

    Items measured include:

    11 items: frequency of agreement with key co-parenting behaviors (interval, 5-point scale)

    Measured on the Healthy Co-parenting Behavior Scale #1 as:

    1 = Strongly Disagree, 2 = Disagree, 3= Neutral, 4 = Agree, 5 = Strongly Agree For 6 items, the lower the rating, the better the score. 5 items are reverse coded, with a higher rating indicating a better score.

    The 11 items are measured as a construct. All items are added together and divided by 8 to create the construct score. The higher the score, the better the outcome.

    maximum score of 5.0, minimum score of 1.0.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Healthy Parenting Attitudes Measurement #1

    Time frame: Change from baseline in parenting attitudes (attitudes toward child) from enrollment to immediately after program completion (7 weeks).

    Will participants report significantly healthier parenting attitudes after completing primary educational services and employment support services?

    Items measured include:

    Parenting attitudes measured with:

    7 items - frequency of key parenting attitudes toward children (categories, 5-point scale)

    Measured on the Healthy Parenting Attitude Scale #1 as:

    1 = Always, 2 = Often, 3= Sometimes, 4 = Rarely, 5 = Never For 3 items, the lower the rating, the better the score. 4 items are reverse coded, with a higher rating indicating a better score.

    The 8 items are measured as a construct. All items are added together and divided by 8 to create the construct score. The higher the score, the better the outcome.

    maximum score of 5.0, minimum score of 1.0

  2. Healthy Employment Attitudes Measurement #1

    Time frame: Time frame: Change from baseline in co-parenting behavior (interaction with co-parent) from enrollment to 12-month follow-up.

    Items measured include:

    5 items: level of agreement with attitudes related to job searching

    Measured on the Healthy Employment Attitude Scale as:

    1 = Strongly Disagree, 2 = Disagree, 3= Neutral, 4 = Agree, 5 = Strongly Agree

    The 5 items are measured as a construct. All items are added together and divided by 5 to create the construct score. The higher the score, the better the outcome.

    maximum score of 5.0, minimum score of 1.0.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Midwest Evaluation & Research

Other

Collaborators

  • Goodwill of Central Texas

Registry information

Official study title

Goodwill of Central Texas: Fatherhood Works Program Evaluation

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2025
First posted
Mar 23, 2022
Registry last updated
Oct 1, 2025

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