Families and schools together: An experimental study of multi-family support groups for children at risk
Families and schools together: An experimental study of multi-family support groups for children at risk
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jsp.2009.03.001
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发表时间：
2009-08-01
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5
通讯作者：
Coover, Gail
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作者：
Kratochwill, Thomas R.;McDonald, Lynn;Coover, Gail
我们评估了小学的多家庭支持小组干预计划。在中西部大学社区的八所城市学校的幼儿园到三年级的儿童被普遍邀请参加家庭和学校在一起（FAST）计划，并组成了一半的研究参与者;另一半是K-3儿童被教师确定为有行为问题，并有转介到特殊教育服务的风险。儿童最初根据五个相关的匹配变量进行配对，包括教师对行为问题的评估，然后随机分配到正在进行的学校服务（对照）或FAST计划。家长和教师完成了前，后，和1年的后续评估。数据可用，并分析了67对。即时跟进的家长报告显示，FAST学生下降较少的家庭适应性措施相对于对照组的学生。1年随访评估时仍存在该效应。此外，与对照组父母的报告相比，FAST父母报告了儿童外化（攻击性）行为的统计学显着减少。学区数据显示，与对照组儿童（4例）相比，FAST儿童（1例）的特殊教育转诊明显减少。结果进行了讨论，在未来的研究普遍的预防方案。(C)2009年学校心理学研究学会。由爱思唯尔有限公司出版。保留所有权利。
We evaluated a multi-family support group intervention program in elementary schools. Kindergarten through third-grade children at eight urban schools in a Midwestern university community were universally invited to participate in the Families and Schools Together (FAST) program, and made up half of the study participants; the other half were K-3 children identified by teachers as having behavioral problems and being at risk for referral to special education services. Children were initially paired on the basis of five relevant matching variables, including teacher assessment of behavioral problems, and then randomly assigned to either ongoing school services (control) or the FAST program. Parents and teachers completed pre-, post-, and 1-year follow-up assessments. Data were available and analyzed for 67 pairs. Immediate follow-up parent reports showed that FAST students declined less on a family adaptability measure relative to control group students. This effect was still present at the 1-year follow-up assessment. In addition, FAST parents reported statistically significant reductions in children's externalizing (aggressive) behaviors, as compared to the reports of control group parents. School district data showed descriptively fewer special-education referrals for FAST children (one case) as compared with control group children (four cases). Results are discussed in relation to future research on universal prevention programs. (C) 2009 Society for the Study of School Psychology. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.