A meta-analysis update on the effects of early family/parent training programs on antisocial behavior and delinquency

Journal of Experimental Criminology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 229-248

  Piquero, Alex R ^a   Jennings, Wesley G ^b   Diamond, Brie ^c   Farrington, David P ^d   Tremblay, Richard E ^e,f   Welsh, Brandon C ^g,h   Gonzalez, Jennifer M Reingle ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^g NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF CRIME AND LAW ENFORCEMENT   (Netherlands)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Antisocial behavior; Crime; Delinquency; Family; Interventions; Meta analysis; Parent training; Parenting

Indexed keywords

EID: 84963700629     PISSN: 15733750     EISSN: 15728315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11292-016-9256-0     Document Type: Article

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