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Publication Date: 2007-Apr
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Community-Based Intervention for Children Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence: An Efficacy Trial
Graham-Bermann, Sandra A.; Lynch, Shannon; Banyard, Victoria; DeVoe, Ellen R.; Halabu, Hilda
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, v75 n2 p199-209 Apr 2007
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 post-intervention comparing the 3 conditions and from post-intervention 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.
Descriptors: Intervention, Behavior Problems, Family Violence, Community Programs, Child Welfare, Mothers, Program Effectiveness, Child Behavior, Comparative Analysis, Behavior Change, Attitude Change, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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Language: English
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