Circle of Security parenting program efficacy for improving parental self-efficacy in a South African setting: Preliminary evidence
Abstract
This pilot study examined the cross-cultural transportability of a western Circle of Security (COS) parenting program to
improve on levels of parental self-efficacy in a South African setting . Participants (n = 9) were sampled from a fishing
community on the West Coast of South Africa . The participants completed the COS with pre-test and post-test measures of
their parenting self-efficacy . Furthermore, they completed an open-ended measure of their satisfaction with the parenting
program . The data were analysed using the Wilcoxon sign-rank test and the Sign test to determine the significance in
differences between pre-to-post-test change scores . In addition, a thematic analysis was conducted on participant’s
satisfaction with the parenting program . Results indicated significant and possible change scores for the efficacy scores:
ability to handle parenting pressures, control, and learning . The participants considered the COS program appropriate to
their context and situation . These preliminary findings support the need for further study of the COS parenting program
within the broader context of South Africa.
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