title: Preventive intervention for preschoolers at high risk for antisocial behavior: long-term effects on child physical aggression and parenting practices.
abstract: This article presents long-term effects of a preventive intervention for young children at high risk for antisocial behavior. Ninety-two children (M age = 4 years) were randomly assigned to an 8-month family intervention or no-intervention control condition and assessed 4 times over a 24-month period. Intent-to-treat analyses revealed significant intervention effects on observed child physical aggression, and significant intervention effects found at the end of the program were maintained at follow-up for responsive parenting, harsh parenting and stimulation for learning. Parent ratings of child aggression did not show significant effects of intervention.
authors.affiliation: New York University School of Medicine Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, USA.
authors.forename: Laurie Miller
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Brotman
authors.forename: Kathleen Kiely
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Gouley
authors.forename: Keng-Yen
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rosenfelt
authors.forename: Colleen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: O'Neal
authors.forename: Rachel G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Shrout
mesh_terms: D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004493:Education; D005196:Family Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D009519:New York City; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*; D010552:Personality Assessment; D011203:Poverty / Q000523:psychology; D012307:Risk Factors; D035781:Siblings