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Abstract(s)
Objectives: This study aims to (1) describe parents' knowledge and use of online resources to address children's
mental health issues and the family's general internet and technology usage patterns; (2) examine parents'
acceptance of blended interventions for children with emotional disorders (ED); and (3) analyse the predictors of
parents' intention to use a blended intervention if their children experienced an ED.
Method: The sample included 164 Portuguese parents (95.7 % mothers) of children between the ages of 6 and 13
years who completed an online survey. The study was disseminated through social networks, personal contacts of
the researchers, and among parents participating in a randomized controlled trial investigating the efficacy of a
psychological intervention for children with ED.
Results: Only 4.3 % of parents knew about online psychological interventions for children, and only 1.2 % had
used them before. Most parents (73.2 %) reported that they would choose face-to-face individual therapy as their
first option if their child had any ED, followed by blended therapy (14.8 %). Regression analyses showed that
higher levels of parents' intention to use a blended intervention were predicted by their perceptions of the utility
or efficacy of this type of delivery format.
Discussion/conclusion: These results suggest that although most parents show unfamiliarity with blended psychological interventions for children, they consider it a treatment modality to which they would resort if their
children had emotional difficulties. Their intention to use such an intervention seems to be more likely if they
perceive it as useful and effective.
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Keywords
Blended therapy Children Parents Emotional disorders Acceptability
Pedagogical Context
Citation
Moreira, H., Góis, A. C., Pereira, A. M., Pereira, B., Caiado, B., Nepomuceno, M. I., & Pereira, A. I. (2023). Parents' acceptability of blended psychological interventions for children with emotional disorders. Internet Interventions, 34, 100687. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2023.100687