Preventive intervention for preschoolers at high risk for antisocial behavior: long-term effects on child physical aggression and parenting practices

J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2008 Apr;37(2):386-96. doi: 10.1080/15374410801955813.

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.

Publication types

  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Aggression / psychology*
  • Antisocial Personality Disorder / diagnosis
  • Antisocial Personality Disorder / prevention & control*
  • Antisocial Personality Disorder / psychology
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cohort Studies
  • Education*
  • Family Therapy*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Juvenile Delinquency / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Juvenile Delinquency / prevention & control*
  • Male
  • New York City
  • Outcome Assessment, Health Care
  • Parent-Child Relations
  • Parenting / psychology*
  • Personality Assessment
  • Poverty / psychology
  • Risk Factors
  • Siblings