Preventive Intervention for Preschoolers at High Risk for Antisocial Behavior: Long-Term Effects on Child Physical Aggression and Parenting Practices

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Children whose siblings were adjudicated were at risk for antisocial behaviors. The preventive effect of the modified Incredible Years Series program was examined in the study by randomly assigning high-risk preschoolers and their parents into either an intervention group or a control group. Results revealed significant effects of the intervention in observed child aggression and parental practices.

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Brotman, L. M., Gouley, K. K., Huang, K., Rosenfelt, A., O'Neal, C., Klein, R. G., Shrout, P. (2008). Preventive Intervention for Preschoolers at High Risk for Antisocial Behavior: Long-Term Effects on Child Physical Aggression and Parenting Practices. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 37, 386396. doi:10.1080/15374410801955813