An interventional study of Adolescent Mental Health Parenting Program for Child-Adult Relationship Enhancement (AMP-CARE) in Adolescent Behavior, sponsored by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Recruiting at 2 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-18.
Sponsored by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
The purpose of this research study is to learn if a parenting program called Adolescent Mental Health Parenting Program for Child Adult Relationship Enhancement (AMP-CARE) can help parents have more confidence in parenting their teen and improve their knowledge about normal teen development and teen mental health. The main questions it aims to answer are:
Researchers will compare participants who complete the parenting program to those who do not.
Participants will:
In this randomized controlled trial, 60 parents of teens, ages 11-14 years, will be randomized to either AMP-CARE or wait-list control to achieve the following aims:
AIM 1. To measure the impact of AMP-CARE on parent mental health literacy as measured by the Parental Child Mental Health Literacy Questionnaire (PCMHLQ).
AIM 2: To measure the impact of AMP-CARE on parenting self-efficacy as measured by the Parenting Self Efficacy Scale.
AIM 3: To measure the impact of AMP-CARE on promotive parenting practices assessed by the Positive Parenting and Parental Involvement subscales of the Alabama Parenting Questionnaire.
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Parents will attend the 6 virtual sessions with a group of about 5-10 parents and 2 facilitators. The AMP-CARE group sessions are held for about 90 minutes once per week. Sessions include didactics, role playing, vignettes, and weekly home practice to build positive parenting techniques.
Behavioral: Adolescent Mental Health Parenting Program for Child-Adult Relationship Enhancement (AMP-CARE)
Parents in the control group will be offered the intervention after completing the second study questionnaire.
The goals of AMP-CARE are to teach parents how to form a positive relationship with their teen and to teach about typical adolescent development and mental health. Each AMP-CARE session will be led by 1 or 2 trainers. About 4 to 13 parents will attend each virtual session lasting approximately 1.5 hours. Sessions will be weekly for 6 weeks. Participants are encouraged to practice the skills learned at AMP-CARE between the sessions.
Parent Mental Health Literacy
Parent Mental Health Literacy was assessed with 23-item self-report measure, the Parental Child Mental Health Literacy Questionnaire. Using a 5-pt scale with endpoints of "0=strongly disagree" and "4=strongly agree," parents were asked to indicate their level of agreement with statements related to 5 constructs: mental health recognition, beliefs, knowledge, help-seeking confidence, and fear of stigma. Scores ranged from 0 to 4. Higher scores indicate greater literacy.
Time frame: From enrollment to completion of AMP-CARE program or 6-12 weeks after enrollment.
Parent Self Efficacy
Parenting self-efficacy was assessed with the 19-item self-report measure Parenting Self Efficacy Scale. Using a 5-point scale, parents indicated how frequently states related to their efficacy to develop positive teenager behavior, their efficacy to respond competently to negative teenager behavior, and their monitoring efficacy were true from "1=never" to 5 "always." Total scores ranged from 1 to 5 with higher scores indicating greater self-efficacy.
Time frame: From enrollment to completion of AMP-CARE program or 6-12 weeks after enrollment.
Promotive Parenting Practices
Promotive parenting practices were assessed with 16 self-report items from two subscales of Alabama Parenting Questionnaire. The positive involvement subscale includes 10 items, with a range of possible scores from 10 to 50. The positive parenting subscale includes 6 items, with a range of possible scores from 6 to 30. Parents rate the frequency with which each parenting practice occurs in their home from "1=never" to "5=always." Higher scores indicate more positive parenting.
Time frame: From enrollment to completion of AMP-CARE program or 6-12 weeks after enrollment.
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