Preventive intervention for preschoolers at high risk for antisocial behavior: long-term effects on child physical aggression and parenting practices.
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.
Brotman
Laurie Miller
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New York University School of Medicine Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, USA.
Gouley
Kathleen Kiely
KK
Huang
Keng-Yen
KY
Rosenfelt
Amanda
A
O'Neal
Colleen
C
Klein
Rachel G
RG
Shrout
Patrick
P
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