Abstract
A key challenge of community-based prevention programs is engaging families in the context of services settings involving children and families. The Family Check-Up (FCU) program is designed to engage families in parenting support appropriate to their level of need by use of assessment-enhanced motivational interviewing. This study involved families screened for risk who were seeking services at women, infant, and children’s offices in three geographical regions (N = 731). Families in the randomized intervention group (N = 367) were offered the FCU yearly, from age 2 through 10. The results of multivariate modeling indicated that caregivers reporting high levels of perceived caregiving stress (i.e., depression, low parenting satisfaction, daily hassles) participated at a higher rate in two critical components (feedback and follow-up support interventions) of the FCU program over the 8-year trial period than caregivers reporting lesser degrees of stress. The implications of these findings are discussed in the context of family-centered programs for the prevention of child behavior problems and directions for future research.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 652-662 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Prevention Science |
Volume | 19 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 1 2018 |
Keywords
- Engagement
- Family Check-Up
- Parenting stress
- Participation
- Retention
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health