Design
Mixed-Method Approach
Quantitative
Qualitative
Subjective Outcome Evaluation
Our subjective outcome evaluation scale was constructed based on the Child-Parent Relationship Scale (CPRS) by Driscoll & Pianta (2011), and the Subjective Outcome Evaluation Scale by Shek et al. (2006a).
6-point Likert measurement was adopted, from 1 (Strongly disagree) to 6 (Strongly agree). The first 8 items were related to the changes in parent-child relationship, such as closeness and understanding. Remaining 2 items indicated the participants' overall satisfaction towards the workshop and their willingness to join similar workshops in the future.
Descriptive statistics were used to illustrate the results. Cronbach's alpha of the scale was 0.810.
Focus Group Interview
Participants were interviewed both before and after the workshop. Interview guide for the pre-workshop interview was inspired by Chien & Lee (2013), while that of the post-workshop session was inspired by Shek et al. (2006b), aimed at understanding the needs of participants and evaluating the workshop respectively.
The qualitative data were analysed independently by two coders, where the inter-coder reliability was determined by Cohen's kappa coefficients, under the interpretation of McHugh (2012).
Inter-coder Reliability
1 / Communication Patterns
The kappa coefficient of communication patterns was 0.918, which suggests an almost perfect level of agreement between the two coders.
2 / Daily Challenges
The kappa coefficient of daily challenges was 0.839, which suggests a strong level of agreement between the two coders.
3 / Parent-Child Relationship
The kappa coefficient of parent-child relationship was 0.930, which suggests an almost perfect level of agreement between the two coders.
4 / Positive Changes
The kappa coefficient of positive changes was 0.923, which suggests an almost perfect level of agreement between the two coders.
5 / Positive Feedbacks
The kappa coefficient of positive feedbacks was 0.889, which suggests a strong level of agreement between the two coders.