The role of social identity and self-efficacy in predicting service providers’ use of Stepping Stones Triple P following training
Tellegen, CL
Schoch, M
Hodges, J
Peters, K
Sanders, MR
Tonge, B
Einfeld, S
Sofronoff, K
Gray, KM
Howlin, P
Emerson, E
Arciuli, J
Rice, L
Horstead, S
Clarke, K
Bezzina, L
Evans, H
Andersson, E
McAuliffe, Z
Haas, K
Louie, E
Hoath, F
Worrall, S
Stace, L
Silove, N
Kostelas, P
Caruana, J
Dossetor, D
Salvador-Carulla, L
Henderson, K
Phillis, K
Rotolone, C
Henry, T
Panahi, B
Aery, A
Hinton, S
Thompson, DM
Ommensen, B
Mazzucchelli, T
Taffe, J
Hu, N
Boland, R
Knott, R
O'Hagan, G
Rose, O
Shortt, F
Cawood, D
Blackmore, R
Wallman, E
Keating, C
Teague, S
Viney, R
Goodall, S
Arora, S
Goodall, S
Arora, S
- Publisher:
- PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
- Publication Type:
- Journal Article
- Citation:
- Children and Youth Services Review, 2024, 156
- Issue Date:
- 2024-01-01
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Background: Identifying factors that may contribute to the use of programs following the completion of training by practitioners is of practical and theoretical importance. Aim: This study examined the role of social identity and self-efficacy in contributing to the delivery of an evidence-based parenting program. Methods and Procedures: A sample of 63 multi-disciplinary professionals trained in the Stepping Stones Triple P-Positive Parenting Program, for parents of children with developmental disability, as part of a statewide roll-out were interviewed two years after training. Data on the number of hours of delivery during the 2-year period was analysed along with quantitative data obtained during interviews that assessed professionals’ self-efficacy and social identity as a Stepping Stones professional. Outcomes and Results: Social identity was associated with the use of SSTP in an independent analysis, but the association was no longer significant when other factors were included in a regression model. Self-efficacy predicted the use of SSTP and was found to be a mediator in the relationship between social identity and use of SSTP. Conclusions and Implications: This first investigation into the role of social identity in the implementation of evidence-based parenting programs showed that social identity could play an important role. The role of self-efficacy in predicting program use was further supported in this study and the mediator function of self-efficacy is explored. The practical and theoretical implications of the role of self-efficacy and social identity in the training of professionals are discussed.
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