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SynthesisPrevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research2020

Technology-Assisted Parenting Interventions for Families Experiencing Social Disadvantage: a Meta-Analysis.

Madeleine Harris, Krysta Andrews, Andrea Gonzalez, Heather Prime, Leslie Atkinson

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Synthesis in Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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49citing papers in PubMed, 7 pooled it
5.2field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

49 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 94 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Madeleine HarrisGraduate Neuroscience Program, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada.
Krysta AndrewsGraduate Neuroscience Program, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada.
Andrea GonzalezOfford Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada.
Heather PrimeOfford Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada.
Leslie AtkinsonDepartment of Psychology, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, M5B 2K3, Canada. atkinson@psych.ryerson.ca.ORCID 0000-0003-1265-3298
McMaster University · CAToronto Metropolitan University · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Technology-assisted interventions have been identified as a means to increase accessibility and enhance engagement of parenting programs. The current meta-analytic review examines the effectiveness of these interventions in families experiencing social disadvantage. A literature search was conducted spanning March 2007-June 2019. Nine studies met inclusion criteria (total of 864 participants) which included an evaluation of a parenting intervention for families with at least one of the following demographic challenges, low socioeconomic status, single parenthood, and/or young parenthood. Interventions (or a component of the intervention) were delivered by computer, cell phone, smartphone, and/or tablet. Data were organized into three categories: parental psychological well-being (e.g., self-esteem, social support), parenting (e.g., observed or self-reported parenting behavior), and child behavior (e.g., disruptive behavior). Effect sizes (Hedges' g) were calculated and moderators (i.e., contact with an interventionist, intervention length, publication year, % female parents, mean parent age, parental education, % minority, and child age) were examined through Q-statistics and meta-regression, as appropriate. Intervention showed a near-significant impact on parental psychological well-being (g = .35, p = .051). Furthermore, interventions that did not include direct contact with an interventionist showed no evidence of effectiveness (g = - .02); interventions that incorporated contact were significantly more effective (g = .68). In addition, intervention length moderated intervention effectiveness; shorter interventions yielded greater improvements in well-being, compared with longer interventions. Interventions were also associated with significant improvements in parenting (g = .38) and child behavior (g = .39). These findings provide support for the use of technology-assisted parenting interventions in populations experiencing social disadvantage.

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ParentingPovertySocial SupportWireless TechnologyHumansMeta-analysisParenting interventionsSocial disadvantageTechnology

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PMID32415543
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