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. 1999 Dec;27(6):753-83.
doi: 10.1023/a:1022258525075.

If it's offered, will they come? Influences on parents' participation in a community-based conduct problems prevention program

J K Orrell-Valente  1 , E E Pinderhughes, E Valente Jr, R D Laird
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If it's offered, will they come? Influences on parents' participation in a community-based conduct problems prevention program

J K Orrell-Valente et al. Am J Community Psychol. 1999 Dec.

Abstract

This study examined influences on the rate and quality of parent participation in the Fast Track Program, a multi-system, longitudinal preventive intervention for children who are at risk for conduct problems. A theoretical model of the relations among family coordinator characteristics, parent characteristics, the therapeutic engagement between family coordinator and parent, and rate and quality of parent participation was the basis for this study. "Family coordinators" are the Fast Track program personnel who conduct group-based parent-training sessions and home visits. Participants in this study included 12 family coordinators (42% were African American, 58% European American) and 87 parents (55% were African American, 45% European American). The level of therapeutic engagement between the parent and the family coordinator was positively associated with the rate of parent attendance at group training sessions. The extent of family coordinator-parent racial and socioeconomic similarity and the extent of the family coordinator's relevant life experiences were highly associated with the level of therapeutic engagement. The quality, but not the rate, of participation was lower for African American parents. Implications of these findings for preventive intervention with this population are discussed.

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