CHILDREN OF BATTERED WOMEN--REDUCING CONDUCT PROBLEMS

受虐妇女的孩子——减少行为问题

• 批准号: 2416083
• 负责人: ERNEST N. JOURILES
• 金额: $ 36.61万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1995
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1995-09-15 至 2001-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/2416083
• 关键词: behavior modification; behavioral /social science research tag; clinical research; conduct disorder; family therapy; female; human subject; human therapy evaluation; middle childhood (6-11); mother child interaction; preschool child (1-5); psychometrics; social support network; spouse abuse

DESCRIPTION (Adapted from applicant's abstract): The primary purpose of the proposed research is to evaluate a multi-component intervention designed to reduce conduct problems exhibited by children of battered women. Participants will be 180 families (mothers and children) who have sought refuge at a shelter for battered women, are in the process of setting up a residence independent of their violent partners, and have a child aged 4-7 years exhibiting aggressive/oppositional behavior. Families will be randomly assigned to either an intervention or comparison condition. The intervention will have two primary components: (1) teaching mothers child-management skills, and (2) providing mothers and children with social and instrumental support. Treatment will last for up to 8 months, with sessions conducted weekly in the families' homes. The comparison condition consists of existing services. All families will participate in an initial comprehensive assessment which will include measurements of child conduct problems, mothers' parenting skills, mothers' psychological distress, and mothers' social contacts. Initial assessments will take place as soon as possible following a family's departure from the shelter. Follow-up assessments will be conducted at 4, 8, 12, 16, and 20 months following the initial assessment.

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