Qualitative insights from a randomized clinical trial of a mother-child emotional preparation program for preschool-aged children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Early life stress and adversity conveys risk for emotional, behavioral, and developmental disorders. To address this risk in the preschool population, Mother-Child Emotional Preparation (MCEP) was tested as an in-school dyadic intervention for facilitating mother-child emotional connection through mother-child calming cycles. In a computer-generated block randomized controlled trial enrolling preschool-aged children and their mothers, in partnership with an early childhood learning center, we at Columbia University Irving Medical Center tested effects of MCEP across multiple domains. Within this RCT we designed a qualitative sub-study to understand how MCEP aligns with calming cycle theory and its impact on mothers and the mother-child relationship.

Methods

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SUBMITTER: Markowitz ES 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10472558 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature