Proof of concept of a smartphone app to support delivery of an intervention to facilitate mothers' mind-mindedness.
The present study reports on the first evaluation of a parenting intervention utilizing a smartphone app, BabyMind. The intervention aimed to facilitate mothers' mind-mindedness-attunement to their infants' internal states. Mothers in the intervention group (n = 90) used the BabyMind app f...
Main Authors: | , , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2019-01-01
|
Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220948 |
id |
doaj-f2b31fe83e4f4392808532f6467fbed7 |
---|---|
record_format |
Article |
spelling |
doaj-f2b31fe83e4f4392808532f6467fbed72021-03-03T19:51:19ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032019-01-01148e022094810.1371/journal.pone.0220948Proof of concept of a smartphone app to support delivery of an intervention to facilitate mothers' mind-mindedness.Fionnuala LarkinJanine OostenbroekYujin LeeEmily HaywardElizabeth MeinsThe present study reports on the first evaluation of a parenting intervention utilizing a smartphone app, BabyMind. The intervention aimed to facilitate mothers' mind-mindedness-attunement to their infants' internal states. Mothers in the intervention group (n = 90) used the BabyMind app from their infants' births and were followed up at age 6 months (n = 66). Mothers in the control group (n = 151) were recruited when their infants were age 6 months and had never used the BabyMind app. Mind-mindedness when interacting with their infants was significantly higher in intervention group mothers than in control group mothers. The intervention was equally effective in facilitating mind-mindedness in young and older mothers. These findings are discussed in terms of the potential for interventions utilizing smartphone apps to improve parenting and children's developmental outcome in vulnerable and hard-to-reach groups.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220948 |
collection |
DOAJ |
language |
English |
format |
Article |
sources |
DOAJ |
author |
Fionnuala Larkin Janine Oostenbroek Yujin Lee Emily Hayward Elizabeth Meins |
spellingShingle |
Fionnuala Larkin Janine Oostenbroek Yujin Lee Emily Hayward Elizabeth Meins Proof of concept of a smartphone app to support delivery of an intervention to facilitate mothers' mind-mindedness. PLoS ONE |
author_facet |
Fionnuala Larkin Janine Oostenbroek Yujin Lee Emily Hayward Elizabeth Meins |
author_sort |
Fionnuala Larkin |
title |
Proof of concept of a smartphone app to support delivery of an intervention to facilitate mothers' mind-mindedness. |
title_short |
Proof of concept of a smartphone app to support delivery of an intervention to facilitate mothers' mind-mindedness. |
title_full |
Proof of concept of a smartphone app to support delivery of an intervention to facilitate mothers' mind-mindedness. |
title_fullStr |
Proof of concept of a smartphone app to support delivery of an intervention to facilitate mothers' mind-mindedness. |
title_full_unstemmed |
Proof of concept of a smartphone app to support delivery of an intervention to facilitate mothers' mind-mindedness. |
title_sort |
proof of concept of a smartphone app to support delivery of an intervention to facilitate mothers' mind-mindedness. |
publisher |
Public Library of Science (PLoS) |
series |
PLoS ONE |
issn |
1932-6203 |
publishDate |
2019-01-01 |
description |
The present study reports on the first evaluation of a parenting intervention utilizing a smartphone app, BabyMind. The intervention aimed to facilitate mothers' mind-mindedness-attunement to their infants' internal states. Mothers in the intervention group (n = 90) used the BabyMind app from their infants' births and were followed up at age 6 months (n = 66). Mothers in the control group (n = 151) were recruited when their infants were age 6 months and had never used the BabyMind app. Mind-mindedness when interacting with their infants was significantly higher in intervention group mothers than in control group mothers. The intervention was equally effective in facilitating mind-mindedness in young and older mothers. These findings are discussed in terms of the potential for interventions utilizing smartphone apps to improve parenting and children's developmental outcome in vulnerable and hard-to-reach groups. |
url |
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220948 |
work_keys_str_mv |
AT fionnualalarkin proofofconceptofasmartphoneapptosupportdeliveryofaninterventiontofacilitatemothersmindmindedness AT janineoostenbroek proofofconceptofasmartphoneapptosupportdeliveryofaninterventiontofacilitatemothersmindmindedness AT yujinlee proofofconceptofasmartphoneapptosupportdeliveryofaninterventiontofacilitatemothersmindmindedness AT emilyhayward proofofconceptofasmartphoneapptosupportdeliveryofaninterventiontofacilitatemothersmindmindedness AT elizabethmeins proofofconceptofasmartphoneapptosupportdeliveryofaninterventiontofacilitatemothersmindmindedness |
_version_ |
1714825372326952960 |