title: Preventive intervention for urban, low-income preschoolers at familial risk for conduct problems: a randomized pilot study.
abstract: Conducted a pilot study to test the feasibility of a prevention program for promoting parenting in families of preschoolers at high risk for behavior problems. Risk status was based on a family history of antisocial behavior and residence in a low-income, urban community. Thirty preschoolers (ages 21/2 to 5) and their parents were randomly assigned to a 1-year, home- and clinic-based intervention or to a no-intervention control condition. Despite families' multiple risk factors, high rates of attendance and satisfaction were achieved. Relative to controls, intervention parents were observed to be significantly more responsive and use more positive parenting practices. Results support the feasibility of engaging high-risk families in an intensive prevention program. The meaningful changes achieved in parenting suggest that a preventive approach is promising for families with multiple risk factors.
authors.affiliation: New York University Child Study Center, New York, NY 10016, USA. laurie.miller.2@med.nyu.edu
authors.forename: Laurie Miller
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Brotman
authors.forename: Rachel G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: Dimitra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kamboukos
authors.forename: Elissa J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Stephanie Irby
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Coard
authors.forename: Laura Stout
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Sosinsky
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D019958:Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D016241:Child of Impaired Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D018479:Early Intervention, Educational; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009519:New York City; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016487:Parenting; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011203:Poverty / Q000523:psychology; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012951:Socialization; D014505:Urban Population