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Invitation to Participate in this Study Project

Research Study Title: Developing and Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Based Intervention on Work-Parenting Pressure

You are hereby invited to participate in this study for the Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Psychology, which is exploring how psychological flexibility skills could empower working parents of adolescents to mitigate work-parenting pressures and achieve positive adolescent outcomes.

Adolescence is a critical developmental phase and is at times accompanied by an increase in conflict, high risk child behaviours and a shift in parent-child relationships. Parents may unexpectedly experience worrying thoughts and emotional struggles about their children and their parenting, which might get in the way of optimal childcare and support. This study seeks to equip working parents with practical tools to respond to difficult emotional experiences with greater flexibility.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy:
The Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is behavioral framework that fosters psychological flexibility and enable parents to engage meaningfully with challenging emotions while staying committed to their parenting values.

Study Contribution:
This study seeks to among others provide recommendations to policy makers on working parent support programs that are aimed at enhancing positive parenting.

Study Participation:
The study is limited to working parents of adolescents (ages 12–19) who are in formal employment in Windhoek, have internet access and conversant in English. The survey will take approximately 10 - 15 minutes to complete.
Participation Benefits:
The participants will attend a One Full day parent empowerment Training During March 2026. Strengthen communication and understanding with teenage children. Manage and optimally respond to work-parenting pressures. Learn flexible and supportive parenting techniques.

Study Ethics:
This study is governed by the strict ethical protocols and Research Standards of the University of Namibia, participation in this study is voluntary and participants are free to withdraw at any point with no negative consequences. Arrangements will be made for participants who might experience psychological discomfort to be debriefed by professional service providers.

Participant Privacy and Confidentiality:
In disseminating the research findings, the data will be aggregated to prevent individual identification of participants and to maintain confidentiality.

Should you have any questions , do not hesitate to contact me directly.

Florentia Amuenje
flexiact23@gmail.com, florentia@transfocoaching.com.na
Supervisor: Prof. P Dhaka - pdhaka@unam.edu.na

You may also contact the Centre for Research and Publication at +264 61 206 3061; pclaassen@unam.na.
Declaration:

I Declare that I:
  • Am comfortable to participate in the study.
  • Was given the opportunity to ask questions and sought clarification.
  • Understand that participation is voluntary.
  • May choose to leave the study at any time.
  • May be asked to leave the study if deemed necessary.
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