Country | Jamaica |
Title | Violent Discipline and Child Behavior: The Short and Mid-term Effects of a Virtual Parenting Support to Caregivers in Jamaica |
Evaluation design | This RCT tests the impacts of digital delivery (SMS, app, or virtual calls) of messages from a violence prevention program for parents of young children. |
Main outcomes | Parental stress (cortisol levels and self-reported), attitudes on violence against children, and violent discipline against children. |
Target groups | Children aged between 2 and 6 years and their caregivers. |
Team | Lelys Dinarte-Diaz (The World Bank), Helen Baker-Henningham (University of West Indies), Shawn Powers (The World Bank), Saravana Ravindran (National University |