Family-Based Treatments for Serious Juvenile Offenders: A Multilevel Meta-Analysis
Family-Based Treatments for Serious Juvenile Offenders: A Multilevel Meta-Analysis
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DOI：
10.1037/ccp0000183
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发表时间：
2017-04-01
影响因子：
5.9
通讯作者：
Kuppens, Sofie
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作者：
Dopp, Alex R.;Borduin, Charles M.;Kuppens, Sofie
目的：研究人员已经确定了几种基于家庭的治疗方法，它们在减少严重的青少年犯罪方面具有相当大的前景；然而，这些治疗方法仍然没有得到青少年服务系统的充分利用。在本研究中，我们使用荟萃分析来总结严重少年犯家庭治疗的研究结果。方法：我们进行了一项多水平的荟萃分析，模拟了同一研究中不同效应大小之间的相关性。荟萃分析从符合纳入标准的28项研究中合成了324个效应大小。潜在的调节因素(例如，样本的特征、处理、方法和措施)作为固定效应输入到荟萃分析模型中。结果：在整个研究中，与比较条件相比，基于家庭的治疗产生了温和而持久的治疗效果(反社会行为的平均d=0.25，总体为0.24)。此外，某些特征缓和了治疗效果的大小；例如，物质使用的衡量标准显示的影响最大，而同伴关系的衡量标准显示的影响最小。结论：政策制定者、管理者和治疗提供者可能会发现，在为这一人群选择治疗方法时，考虑以家庭为基础的治疗对严重少年犯的影响是有用的。此外，寻求开发和研究这种治疗方法的研究人员可能希望在未来的研究工作中考虑目前的发现。
Objective: Researchers have identified several family-based treatments that hold considerable promise in reducing serious juvenile offending; however, these treatments remain underutilized by youth service systems. In the present study, we used meta-analysis to summarize the findings of research on family-based treatments for serious juvenile offenders. Method: We conducted a multilevel meta-analysis that modeled dependencies between multiple effect sizes from the same study. The meta-analysis synthesized 324 effect sizes from 28 studies that met inclusion criteria. Potential moderators (e.g., characteristics of samples, treatments, methods, and measures) were entered as fixed effects in the meta-analytic model. Results: Across studies, family-based treatments produced modest, yet long-lasting, treatment effects (mean d = 0.25 for antisocial behavior, 0.24 overall) relative to comparison conditions. Furthermore, certain characteristics moderated the magnitude of treatment effects; for example, measures of substance use showed the largest effects and measures of peer relationships showed the smallest effects. Conclusions: Policymakers, administrators, and treatment providers may find it useful to consider the effects of family-based treatments for serious juvenile offenders in their selection of treatments for this population. In addition, investigators who seek to develop and study such treatments may wish to consider the current findings in their future research efforts.