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COPE: The ‘Choose your Own Parenting Experience’ Study

8/8/2018

Being a new parent can be difficult. Psychoeducation has been shown to significantly benefit parents in the transition to parenthood. The purpose of this research is to investigate the effects of game-based learning using an interactive m-health game. M-health is the use of mobile phones in health-based communication and games. The ‘Choose Your Own Parenting Experience’ is a fun, interactive, game-based experience modelled on the ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ format designed to be played on your mobile phone. It is designed to equip parents with parenting tips and knowledge to help them on their parenting journey.
This study is being conducted by Dr Linda Campbell, Ms Jaime Wroe and Ms Miranda Cashin from the University of Newcastle.
Who can participate?New parents can participate in the study, if they:

Have access to the internet on a mobile phone
Have a typically developing infant aged 1 to 13 months
Are over 18 years

Listen to Miranda talk about the study on ABC radio (Central Coast), 7/8/2018

If you are interested in participating in the study or have any questions, please email findlab@newcastle.edu.au or go to the study website by clicking on this link).

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Are you the parent of a child, or young person with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome or Autism spectrum disorder?

8/7/2018

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Linda Swaab is a PhD candidate in the School of Psychology. Linda completed her Bachelor of Psychology (Hons I) at the University of Newcastle in 2015. Her honours project investigating the lived experience of parenting an adult child with ASD who is aggressive was recently published in Advances for Mental Health. In her PhD program, Linda will explore the parental experiences of having a child with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome or Autism Spectrum Disorder. She would like to interview around 40 parents in total and the interviews will take about 1 hr. The interviews can be carried out in person or over the phone.

So, are you the parent of a child aged 11-35, who has been diagnosed with 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome (22q11DS) or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)? If so, we would like your help.

We are conducting two studies: one aimed at parents of children aged 11-18; and another aimed at parents of children aged 18 – 35. Both of our studies are interested in how you have made sense of parenting a child with a diagnosis of 22q11DS or ASD. We are interested in how behaviours sometimes associated with 22q11DS or ASD impact positively and negatively, from your perspective, on parenting and the day-to-day functioning of family life and relationships.

Please be assured that your information will remain confidential and all data collected will be de-identified.

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COPE: The ‘Choose your Own Parenting Experience’ Study

Are you the parent of a child, or young person with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome or Autism spectrum disorder?

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