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Adapting a Coparenting‐Focused Prevention Program for Latinx Adolescent Parents in a School Context
Author(s) -
PerezBreorma J.,
Toews Michelle L.,
Feinberg Mark E.,
Anders Kristin M.
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
family process
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.011
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1545-5300
pISSN - 0014-7370
DOI - 10.1111/famp.12651
Subject(s) - coparenting , grandparent , context (archaeology) , psychology , focus group , population , developmental psychology , medicine , sociology , paleontology , environmental health , anthropology , biology
The current study utilized a three‐step cultural adaptation process to adapt a universal‐coparenting program for Latinx adolescent parents in a school‐based setting. First, focus groups were conducted with adolescent parents ( n = 13; 100% Latinx; 69% female), their parents ( n = 17; 94% Latinx; 82% female), and school staff ( n = 7; 71% White; 100% female) to identify unique needs faced by this population. Second, the program was adapted to include new lesson modules (e.g., coparenting with grandparents, coparenting after breakups) and structural reformatting to fit a school schedule. Third, selected lessons from the adapted program were piloted in four schools with 32 Latinx adolescent parents (97% Latinx; 78% female). Lesson evaluation surveys and focus group data assessed the feasibility and acceptability of the service delivery method and content to show the program was well received. However, implementation challenges emerged when attempting to provide services to adolescent fathers and Spanish‐speaking adolescents. This manuscript provides an example of how to use this cultural adaptation process to tailor prevention programs, highlights a new prevention program that can serve as a resource for adolescent parents, and provides several recommendations for working with Latinx adolescent parents.