Putting theory to the test: Examining family context, caregiver motivation, and conflict in the Family Check-Up model
Putting theory to the test: Examining family context, caregiver motivation, and conflict in the Family Check-Up model
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DOI：
10.1017/s0954579413001004
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发表时间：
2014-05-01
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Dishion, Thomas J.
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作者：
Fosco, Gregory M.;Van Ryzin, Mark;Dishion, Thomas J.
本研究探讨了与家庭检查（FCU）的有效性相关的背景因素（照顾者抑郁，家庭资源，种族和青少年问题行为的初始水平），并评估了家庭过程作为FCU干预反应和青少年反社会行为的中介。我们跟踪调查了180名来自不同种族家庭的年轻人，他们参与了FCU的干预。家庭数据作为FCU评估的一部分收集，青少年数据收集了4年，从六年级到九年级。研究结果表明，照顾者抑郁症和少数民族地位预测更大的照顾者的动机改变。反过来，照顾者的动机是唯一的直接预测FCU干预反应在1年期间。从六年级到八年级的家庭冲突增长介导了FCU反应和九年级反社会行为之间的联系。本研究明确测试的FCU干预模式的核心方面，并证明，照顾者的动机是一个核心因素，家庭的FCU反应的基础。这项研究还为继续审查家庭过程机制提供了支持，这些机制解释了家庭团结股和其他以家庭为中心的干预措施的持久影响。
This study examined contextual factors (caregiver depression, family resources, ethnicity, and initial levels of youth problem behavior) related to the effectiveness of the Family Check-Up (FCU) and evaluated family processes as a mediator of FCU intervention response and adolescent antisocial behavior. We followed a sample of 180 ethnically diverse youths of families who engaged in the FCU intervention. Family data were collected as part of the FCU assessment, and youth data were collected over 4 years, from sixth through ninth grade. Findings indicated that caregiver depression and minority status predicted greater caregiver motivation to change. In turn, caregiver motivation was the only direct predictor of FCU intervention response during a 1-year period. Growth in family conflict from sixth through eighth grade mediated the link between FCU response and ninth-grade antisocial behavior. This study explicitly tested core aspects of the FCU intervention model and demonstrated that caregiver motivation is a central factor that underlies family response to the FCU. The study also provided support for continued examination of family process mechanisms that account for enduring effects of the FCU and other family-centered interventions.