Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology · 2007 · 211 citations · 30 references
EducationChild HealthCounselingChild CounselingEarly InterventionViolence PreventionChild AbuseChild Behavior InterventionChild MaltreatmentIntimate Partner Violence PreventionSocial-emotional InterventionViolenceChild Maltreatment InterventionClinical Trial Efficacy EvaluationInterpersonal Violence PreventionIntimate Partner Violence ExposureIntimate Partner Violence InterventionManagement Of Violent BehaviorSequential Assignment
The study randomized 181 child–mother dyads exposed to intimate partner violence to a child‑only, child‑plus‑mother, or wait‑list condition and used a two‑level hierarchical linear model to assess changes in children’s externalizing/internalizing behaviors and violence attitudes from baseline to post‑intervention and 8‑month follow‑up. Children receiving the combined child‑plus‑mother intervention showed the largest reductions in externalizing problems and violence attitudes, with 79% fewer children in the clinical range for externalizing and 77% fewer for internalizing scores at follow‑up.
A community-based intervention program was tested with 181 children ages 6-12 and their mothers exposed to intimate partner violence during the past year. A sequential assignment procedure allocated participants to 3 conditions: child-only intervention, child-plus-mother intervention (CM), and a wait-list comparison. A 2-level hierarchical linear model consisting of repeated observations within individuals and individuals assigned to conditions was used to evaluate the effects of time from baseline to postintervention comparing the 3 conditions and from postintervention to 8-month follow-up for both intervention conditions. Outcomes were individual children's externalizing and internalizing behavior problems and attitudes about violence. Of the 3 conditions, CM children showed the greatest improvement over time in externalizing problems and attitudes about violence. There were 79% fewer children with clinical range externalizing scores and 77% fewer children with clinical range internalizing scores from baseline to follow-up for CM children.
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