Supporting Families in a High-Risk Setting: Proximal Effects of the SAFEChildren Preventive Intervention. |
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Authors: | Tolan, Patrick Gorman-Smith, Deborah Henry, David |
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Abstract: | Four hundred twenty-four families who resided in inner-city neighborhoods and had a child entering 1st grade were randomly assigned to a control condition or to a family-focused preventive intervention combined with academic tutoring. SAFEChildren, which was developed from a developmental-ecological perspective, emphasizes developmental tasks and community factors in understanding risk and prevention. Tracking of linear-growth trends through 6 months after intervention indicated an overall eftect of increased academic performance and better parental involvement in school. High-risk families had additional benefits for parental monitoring, child-problem behaviors, and children's social competence. High-risk youth showed improvement in problem behaviors and social competence. Results support a family-focused intervention that addresses risk in low-income communities as managing abnormal challenges. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
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Keywords: | family support high risk setting inner city neighborhoods SAFEChildren preventive intervention academic tutoring community factors |
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