Effects of a Universal Parenting Program for Highly Adherent Parents: A Propensity Score Matching Approach

Prevention Science

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 252-266

  Eisner, Manuel ^a   Nagin, Daniel ^b   Ribeaud, Denis ^c   Malti, Tina ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Parent training; Prevention; Propensity score matching; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PROPENSITY SCORE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL CHANGE; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROPENSITY SCORE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CHANGE; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84861231425     PISSN: 13894986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11121-011-0266-x     Document Type: Article

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