How a Preschool Parent Intervention Produced Later Benefits: A Longitudinal Mediation Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Preschool parent interventions may produce downstream benefits if initial intervention gains are sustained and improve later socialization experiences. This study explored associations between initial effects of the REDI (Research-based Developmentally Informed) Parent program and later benefits. A randomized trial involving 200 Head Start children (55% European-American, 26% African American, 19% Latino, 56% male, M_age = 4.45 years) produced kindergarten gains in parenting and child skills. Four years later, sustained effects were evident in areas of academic performance and social-emotional competence at school and new benefits emerged at home. Initial gains in child academic and social-emotional domains mediated sustained gains within the same domains. In addition, initial ga

SUBMITTER: Bierman KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6994180 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul-Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature