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.

中文翻译：

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家长对情绪障碍儿童混合心理干预的接受度

目标

本研究的目的是（1）描述父母对解决儿童心理健康问题的在线资源的了解和使用情况以及家庭的一般互联网和技术使用模式；（2）检查家长对情绪障碍（ED）儿童混合干预的接受程度；(3) 分析父母在孩子经历 ED 时使用混合干预的意图的预测因素。

方法

样本包括 164 名 6 至 13 岁儿童的葡萄牙父母（95.7% 是母亲），他们完成了在线调查。该研究通过社交网络、研究人员的个人联系人以及参与一项随机对照试验的家长进行传播，该试验调查了心理干预对 ED 儿童的有效性。

结果

只有4.3%的家长了解在线儿童心理干预，只有1.2%的家长曾经使用过。大多数家长 (73.2%) 表示，如果孩子患有 ED，他们会选择面对面的个体治疗作为第一选择，其次是混合治疗 (14.8%)。回归分析表明，父母使用混合干预的意愿较高，可以通过他们对此类交付形式的效用或功效的看法来预测。

讨论/结论

这些结果表明，尽管大多数家长对儿童的混合心理干预表现出不熟悉，但他们认为，如果孩子有情绪困难，他们会采取这种治疗方式。如果他们认为这种干预措施有用且有效，他们似乎更有可能使用这种干预措施。