Citation

Lefever JEB, Bigelow KM, Carta JJ, Borkowski JG, Grandfield E, McCune L, Irvin DW, Warren SF. Child Maltreat. 2017; 22(4): 305-314.

Affiliation

2 Juniper Gardens Children's Project, University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077559517723125

PMID

28845676

Abstract

Home visiting programs support positive parenting in populations at-risk of child maltreatment, but their impact is often limited by poor retention and engagement. The current study assessed whether a cellular phone-supported version (PCI-C) of the Parent-Child Interactions (PCI) intervention improved long-term parenting practices, maternal depression, and children's aggression. Low-income mothers ( n = 371) of preschool-aged children were assigned to one of the three groups: PCI-C, PCI, and a wait-list control (WLC) group. Parenting improved in both intervention groups between baseline and 12-month follow-up compared to the WLC. Children in the PCI-C group were rated to be more cooperative and less aggressive than children in the WLC. The results offer evidence of the long-term effectiveness of PCI and the additional benefits of cellular phone supports for promoting intervention retention and improving children's behavior.

Language: en

Keywords

home visiting; intervention research; long-term effects; parenting; technology