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Parent-Child Memory Study: Improving Future Thinking Among Mothers

Henry Ford Health System · with University of Kansas, University of Maryland, College Park · NCT06145919

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 5+ · Women only
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
144
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
February 6, 2024
Record last updated
May 14, 2025

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What the study is about

Parents of children from impoverished communities are disproportionately more likely to engage in harsh physical discipline, which can lead to serious clinical outcomes, including suicidal ideation and attempts. One mechanism linking low resource environments and maladaptive parenting strategies is maternal delay discounting, or the tendency to value smaller, immediate rewards (such as stopping children's misbehavior via physical means) relative to larger, but delayed rewards (like improving the parent-child relationship). This study will examine the efficacy of implementing a low-cost, brief intervention targeting the reduction of maternal delay discounting to inform broader public health efforts aimed at improving adolescent mental health outcomes in traditionally underserved communities.

Being studied: Episodic Future Thinking (EFT); Episodic Recent Thinking (ERT)

Conditions: Behavior, Health

Eligibility criteria

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Parent Inclusion Criteria

  • A mother and or grandmother from the Flint area with a child/grandchild between the ages of 5-10 who can provide legal consent for that child
  • Self-report that they have consistent contact with the child/grandchild
  • Willing to participate in the study
  • Able to participate in written assessments and an intervention conducted in English
  • Have a working cell phone that can receive and send text messages and be willing to receive/send text messages as part of the study
  • Have a phone or device that's able to use video conferencing software if interested in virtual participation

Parent Exclusion Criteria

  • Self-disclosed active suicidality/homicidality
  • Self-disclosed current bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or psychosis
  • Self-reported current and ongoing involvement with child protective services

Child Inclusion Criteria

  • Children must be between the ages of 5-10 and have a mother/grandmother willing to provide consent for their participation
  • Willing to participate in parent-child observation sessions
  • Elementary proficiency in English
  • Willing to participate in study surveys

Child Exclusion criteria

  • Self-disclosed active suicidality/homicidality
  • Self-disclosed current bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or psychosis

Recruiting US locations

  • Mothers of Joy Institute for Parenting and Family Wellness, Inc

    Flint, MI 48503

    Site contact: Shearese Stapleton

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Julia Felton, PhD · 704-995-7832 · Jfelton4@hfhs.org
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