Parental Insights for Evaluating the Impact of Psychological Interventions on Adolescents: an Empirical Study

Abstract

The implementation of psychological intervention programs have been done across the world by the communities and educational institutions. It has been observed that many studies focus on understanding the impact of these intervention programs on the individuals subjected to. But when it comes to understanding its effect from the point of view of other important stakeholders in the process, the number of studies are quite limited. The study here have undertaken the attempt to provide the perspective of the parents about these programs designed to enhance the psychological well-being of their adolescent children. A total of 240 samples have been collected from the Ghaziabad region in India and are analysed using various statistical methods. Three factors are generated namely – behavioral aspects, cognitive skill development and future benefits. The parents perspective are highest towards the future benefits of such programmes. Also the three factors and the agreement levels of the parents are significantly related to the gender of the adolescent that the parents are taking about.