Efficacy of an Online Positive Cognitive Processing Intervention Program (PCPI) on Psychological Distress among Children of Alcoholic Fathers

Page: 396-402
Cinjumol Thomas2 and Lucila O. Bance2 (The Graduate School, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines1 and Department of Psychology, College of Science, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines2)

This research scrutinized the efficacy of the online Positive Cognitive Processing Intervention (PCPI) Program in reducing psychological distress among the children of alcoholic fathers. A three-phased mixed-method research design was used in this study. The first phase was the qualitative phenomenological design, the intervention program was developed in the second phase, followed by the implementation of the program’s effectiveness through ABA experimental design in the third phase. The online PCPI program is a six-module intervention implemented over a six-week period. Its efficacy is tested using a “one group pretest post-test”, comprising 20 children of alcoholic fathers. These twenty participants were randomly assigned to the qualitative phase and experimental phase. The study assessed the level of psychological distress by utilizing Kessler Psychological Distress Scale research instrument. Paired sample t-test was used for data analyses and Cohen’s d test measured the extent of the effectiveness of the program. The results of paired sample t-test revealed a statistically significant effect. Large effect size of Cohen’s d indicates the superiority of the intervention. Thus, the online PCPI program proved to be efficacious in reducing psychological distress among the children of alcoholic fathers.