Efficacy of the Getting Ready Intervention and the Role of Parental Depression

Research Findings: This study reports the results of a randomized trial of a parent engagement intervention (the Getting Ready intervention) on directly observed learning-related social behaviors of children from low-income families in the context of parent-child interactions. The study explored the...

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Published in:Early education and development 2014, Vol.25 (5), p.746-769
Main Authors: Sheridan, Susan M., Knoche, Lisa L., Edwards, Carolyn P., Kupzyk, Kevin A., Clarke, Brandy L., Kim, Elizabeth Moorman
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Affective Behavior
Attention Control
Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale
Control Groups
Depression (Psychology)
Disadvantaged Youth
Experimental Groups
Gender Differences
Intervention
Learning
Low Income
Low income groups
Mental depression
Mothers
Observation
Outcomes of Treatment
Parent Child Relationship
Parents & parenting
Persistence
Preschool Children
Role
Social Behavior
Social skills
Task Analysis
United States (Midwest)
Video Technology
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Summary:Research Findings: This study reports the results of a randomized trial of a parent engagement intervention (the Getting Ready intervention) on directly observed learning-related social behaviors of children from low-income families in the context of parent-child interactions. The study explored the moderating effect of parental depression on intervention outcomes. Participants were 204 children and their parents as well as 29 Head Start teachers. Semistructured parent-child interaction tasks were videotaped 2 times annually over the course of 2 academic years. Observational codes of child behaviors included agency, persistence, activity level, positive affect, distractibility, and verbalizations. Practice or Policy: When gender and disability concerns were controlled, those in the treatment condition experienced a significant decline in activity level relative to children in the control group. Furthermore, compared to children of nondepressed mothers and to control children, those in the experimental condition whose parent reported elevated levels of depression showed greater gains in positive affect and in verbalizations.
ISSN:1040-9289
1556-6935
DOI:10.1080/10409289.2014.862146