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Preventing Child Abuse: A Meta-Analysis of Parent Training Programs

Brad W. Lundahl

University of Utah, Brad.Lundahl{at}socwk.utah.edu

Janelle Nimer

University of Utah

Bruce Parsons

University of Utah

Objective: A meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate the ability of parent training programs to reduce parents’ risk of abusing a child. Method: A total of 23 studies were submitted to a meta-analysis. Outcomes of interest included parents’ attitudes toward abuse, emotional adjustment, child-rearing skills, and actual abuse. Conclusions: Immediately following treatment and prior to moderator analyses, effect sizes for all outcomes were in the moderate range (d = 0.45-0.60). Moderator analyses suggest inclusion of home visitors and conducting parent training in both a home and office setting significantly enhanced the effectiveness. In addition, inclusion of a behavioral component and delivering some of the parent training in an individual setting, as opposed to group only, enhanced outcomes significantly.

Key Words: child abuse • prevention • parent training • meta-analysis

Research on Social Work Practice, Vol. 16, No. 3, 251-262 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/1049731505284391
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