Promoting Compliance in Children Referred to Child Protective Services: A Randomized Clinical Trial

• Lind, Teresa ^[1] ; Bernard, Kristin ^[2] ; Yarger, Heather A. ^[3] ; Dozier, Mary ^[4]
  1. [1] University of California, San Diego and Child and Adoles-cent Services Research Center (CASRC)
  2. [2] Stony Brook University
  3. [3] University of Maryland
  4. [4] University of Delaware

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• Localización: Child development, ISSN 0009-3920, Vol. 91, Nº. 2, 2020, págs. 563-576
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Early experiences of maltreatment have long-term negative effects on children's compliance. This randomized clinical trial examined whether a brief preventative intervention (Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up; ABC) was effective in enhancing compliance in children who had been referred to Child Protective Services. Participants included 101 parent?child dyads who received either ABC or a control intervention when children were infants (M = 9.4 months old, SD = 6.1). When children were approximately 36 months old (M = 38.5, SD = 3.0), ABC children demonstrated significantly better compliance than control children. Further, parent sensitivity, measured 1 month post intervention when children were, on average, 18.4 months old (SD = 6.9) partially mediated the effect of ABC on child compliance at 36 months old.