title: An Efficacy Trial of an Intervention Program for Children Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence.
abstract: Children exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV) are at high risk for adjustment problems, especially internalizing disorders. Few evidence-based interventions are available to address internalizing behavior problems in this population. An efficacy trial compared outcomes for 4-6 year old children randomly assigned to a program designed to address the effects of exposure to IPV with those allocated to a waitlist comparison condition. Mothers (N = 120) and children from the United States and Canada were assessed at baseline, 5 weeks later (post-intervention) and at 8-month follow-up. The evaluation compared rates of change over time for child internalizing problems. Results were analyzed using both intent-to-treat (ITT) and per-protocol (PP) approaches. ITT analyses indicated the program reduced internalizing problems for girls at follow-up. PP analyses indicated the program reduced internalizing problems for both boys and girls at post-intervention. In this study, child internalizing problems were significantly reduced through an intervention for the mother and the child.
authors.affiliation: Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-1043, USA. sandragb@umich.edu.
authors.forename: Sandra A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Graham-Bermann
authors.affiliation: Psychology and Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, USA.
authors.forename: Laura E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Miller-Graff
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, 38152, USA.
authors.forename: Kathryn H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Howell
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Grogan-Kaylor
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D000069581:Exposure to Violence / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000066511:Intimate Partner Violence / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D000066553:Problem Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States
keywords: Domestic violence; Internalizing disorders; Intervention research; Randomized control trial