Abstracts for the 15th International Conference on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology (Iccap 2023), Kuching, Sarawak (on Borneo Island), August 7 – 9, 2023

Background: MaPaText is the Philippines' adaptation of the ParentText program that is a selfguided chatbot intervention developed for parents of children aged zero to seventeen.This adaptation from the typical in-person mode to delivery via a messaging app was done for the program to reach more Filipino families amid the government mandate to stay at home at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.The program was pilot tested to 98 caregivers in one of the cities in the Philippines.Aims: This paper explores the participants' user experience of the MaPaText program.Methods: Data was collected through one-on-one phone interviews from nine program participants using a semi-structured interview guide.Thematic analysis was used to extract themes from their narratives.Results: We found that certain features of the program, how it was delivered, and the emotions the program elicited from the participants facilitated and hindered engagement.Moreover, the credibility of the recruiters and text reminders, not having time, and mistrust of the content and mode of delivery were also reported to have infl uenced their engagement in the program.Improvements in their knowledge and skills on parenting, their communication and emotional regulation skills, and reduced stress were identifi ed as a perceived impact of their participation in the program on themselves.Meanwhile, improvements in child compliance, behavior and communication and no effects were identifi ed as perceived effects of their participation in the program on their children.Conclusions: These results could inform revisions for the improvement of the program and its delivery

Credibility · Developmental psychology · Government (linguistics · Mandate · Medical education · Phone · Political science · Qualitative research · Thematic analysis · Applied Psychology · Child Development and Digital Technology · Digital Mental Health Interventions · Medicine · Psychology