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Trial reportJournal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines2016

Randomized controlled trial of a book-sharing intervention in a deprived South African community: effects on carer-infant interactions, and their relation to infant cognitive and socioemotional outcome.

Lynne Murray, Leonardo De Pascalis, Mark Tomlinson, Zahir Vally, Harold Dadomo, Brenda MacLachlan, Charlotte Woodward, Peter J Cooper

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Trial report in Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Lynne MurrayDepartment of Psychology, University of Reading, Reading, UK.
Leonardo De PascalisDepartment of Psychology, University of Reading, Reading, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9150-3468
Mark TomlinsonDepartment of Psychology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Zahir VallyDepartment of Psychology, University of Reading, Reading, UK.
Harold DadomoDepartment of Neuroscience, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
Brenda MacLachlanDepartment of Psychology, University of Reading, Reading, UK.
Charlotte WoodwardDepartment of Psychology, University of Bath, Bath, UK.
Peter J CooperDepartment of Psychology, University of Reading, Reading, UK.
University of Reading · GBUniversity of Cape Town · ZAStellenbosch University · ZAUniversity of Bath · GBUniversity of Parma · IT

Funding

Neighborhood Alcohol & HIV Prevention in South African TownshipsR01AA017104 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI ROTHERAM-BORUS, MARY JANE · 2007 to 2011
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NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA017104
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundConsistent with evidence from high-income countries (HICs), we previously showed that, in an informal peri-urban settlement in a low-middle income country, training parents in book sharing with their infants benefitted infant language and attention (Vally, Murray, Tomlinson, & Cooper, ). Here, we investigated whether these benefits were explained by improvements in carer-infant interactions in both book-sharing and non-book-sharing contexts. We also explored whether infant socioemotional development benefitted from book sharing.

methodsWe conducted a randomized controlled trial in Khayelitsha, South Africa. Carers of 14-16-month-old infants were randomized to 8 weeks' training in book sharing (n = 49) or a wait-list control group (n = 42). In addition to the cognitive measures reported previously, independent assessments were made at base line and follow-up of carer-infant interactions during book sharing and toy play. Assessments were also made, at follow-up only, of infant prosocial behaviour in a 'help task', and of infant imitation of doll characters' nonsocial actions and an interpersonal interaction. Eighty-two carer-infant pairs (90%) were assessed at follow-up. (Trial registration ISRCTN39953901).

resultsCarers who received the training showed significant improvements in book-sharing interactions (sensitivity, elaborations, reciprocity), and, to a smaller extent, in toy-play interactions (sensitivity). Infants in the intervention group showed a significantly higher rate of prosocial behaviour, and tended to show more frequent imitation of the interpersonal interaction. Improvements in carer behaviour during book sharing, but not during toy play, mediated intervention effects on all infant cognitive outcomes, and tended to mediate intervention effects on infant interpersonal imitation.

conclusionsTraining in book sharing, a simple, inexpensive intervention that has been shown to benefit infant cognitive development in a low-middle income country, also shows promise for improving infant socioemotional outcomes in this context. Benefits are mediated by improvements in carer-infant interactions, particularly in book-sharing contexts.

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Parent-Child RelationsAdultChild DevelopmentCognitionEducation, NonprofessionalFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansInfantInfant BehaviorMaleParentingParentsSocial BehaviorSouth AfricaattentionlanguageParent-child interactionsparent trainingprosocial behaviour

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PMID27465028
PMCPMC5659125
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