The Effects of Incentives on Families' Long-Term Outcome in a Parenting Program

Autor/inn/en	Heinrichs, Nina; Jensen-Doss, Amanda
Titel	The Effects of Incentives on Families' Long-Term Outcome in a Parenting Program
Quelle	In: Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 39 (2010) 5, S.705-712 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1537-4416
Schlagwörter	Prosocial Behavior; Intervention; Mothers; Child Rearing; Program Effectiveness; Parenting Skills; Fathers; Outcomes of Education; Prevention; Incentives; Family (Sociological Unit) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Kindererziehung; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Anreiz; Familie
Abstract	To examine the impact of paying for participation in a preventive parenting program on treatment outcomes, 197 families with preschool-aged children were randomized to paid or unpaid conditions. Although both groups improved on nearly all measures, paid families showed less improvement on 3 of 10 variables, including father-reported child prosocial behavior and parenting skills and maternal distress. The interaction between payment and treatment format (individual vs. group) was examined. Compared to unpaid group participants, paid group intervention participants had significantly worse mother and father parenting skills posttreatment, whereas paid individual intervention mothers had significantly better skills. These findings suggest payment may lead to smaller treatment effects, although the bulk of the data point to no impact on outcomes. Given that payment attracts families who would not otherwise receive treatment, this appears to be a viable strategy to recruit families without appreciably impacting outcomes. (Contains 1 figure and 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10