Review the Teen Parenting Case Study and Variables and the Teen Parenting Dataset, given in the resources. Put the data into SPSS, label the variables properly, and then analyze the data using the tests you selected. You should have a report on each of the variables provided in the dataset and you should choose the proper way to analyze the data and represent it. Dig deep into the data to look at trends and patterns in all of the variables. Use more complex statistical tests to see relationships between the different variables.
Assignment Instructions
Complete the following:
Interpret and report the findings based on the program evaluation. Be sure to comment on all significant results.
Evaluate the dataset provided and discuss the findings. Comment on significant details in the dataset.
Analyze the implications of your findings and evaluations. What implications does your study have for the problem and agency?
Describe any research limitations that should be considered in the implementation of this research study. How might you improve the study?
Develop best practice recommendations based on the research findings. Support your recommendations with a clear rationale based on the statistics.
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Unit 8: Teen Parenting Case Study and Variables
Your agency is providing eight-week parenting classes for teen parents in an urban
environment. Services are open to both teen mothers and teen fathers, and their children can
be any age. You get referrals from local schools, hospitals, social service agencies, and the
Department of Children and Family Services. The interventions of the program include a weekly
parenting class, dealing with topics such as child development, effective communication with
children, stress management, and compassionate behavior management strategies. The
anticipated outcomes of the program include:
•
Increased knowledge about child development.
•
Increased sense of competence in parenting.
•
Decreased reported stress levels.
•
Beliefs in line with compassionate behavior management strategies rather than using
corporal punishment.
The following table shows the measurements used.
Measurements Used in the Program
Variable
Measurement
Description
Knowledge about child
development.
Child Development Test (CDT).
Agency-created test that asks
questions about key child
development principles that are
taught in the parenting classes.
Scores range from 0–100.
Sense of competence in
parenting.
Parenting Competence Scale
(PCS).
This is a scale that measures the
participantÂ’s perceived
competence in parenting with
such items as “I feel that I make
good decisions in taking care of
my child.”
This scale ranges from a score
of 10–40, where 10 indicates
low levels of perceived
competence and 40 indicates
high levels of perceived
competence.
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Variable
Measurement
Description
Reported stress.
Teen Parent Stress Scale (TPSS).
This scale measures the
participantÂ’s perceived stress
level.
This scale ranges from a score
of 1–20, where 1 indicates a low
level of reported stress and 20
indicates a nearly unbearable
level of stress.
Each scale was given at intake and administered at the end of the eight-week sessions, if the
participant completed at least six parenting sessions and attended the final session.
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Sex Age CompleteCDTPre CDT PosPCSPrePCSPostPSSPPSSPost
2
1
1
1
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2
2
2
2
2
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2
2
2
112
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2
2
2
2
2
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2
227
1
2
112
2
2
1
1
12
2
NN
2
2
~~
2
2
2
1
1
—
1
1
NNNT
2
2
2
2
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
10 10
15
15
15
15
to to t
15
15
16
16
==
16
16
16
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16
16
16
16
16
16
16
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17
17
17
17
17
17
SIS
cf_teen_parenting_dataset
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
1
1
1
122
2
1
1
1
1
???
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
INF
2
1
2
2
2
HINN
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
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2
1
NT
2
1
1
1
1
20
10
15
15
20
30
10
25
20
30
35
35
30
40
60
35
65
70
20
50
40
55
35
30
10
50
40
35
50
20
30
35
20
70
15
25
30
40
90
80
40
60
70
85
90
85 35 60 30 50 75 75 45 70
65
95
80
80
20
90
85
35
55
30
35
50
25
85
10
10
15 13 16 18 20
20
35
13
15
20
40
15
14
13
12
18
18
20
22
23
20
23
34551510
24
25
10
22
12
14
14
25
30
25
38
10
28
15
25
35
30
35
28
20
35
19
16
20
25
17
30
28
28
35
39
35
28
36
20
16
12
14
2223
26
25
29
35
18
18
65
16
15
10
8
20
5682
15
16
18
12
6
20
19
14
16
18
20
20
10
20
19
19
20
18
15
14
+ N
12
11
12
1542
20
19
18
17
13
15
10
19
509
16
14
10
5
9
19
18
16
14
18
20
12
13
19
20
16
876
18
17
16
14
14
8
8
5754
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