ArticleJournal of consulting and clinical psychology2021
Long-term cross-over effects of the family check-up prevention program on child and adolescent depression: Integrative data analysis of three randomized trials.
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- Family Check-Up Online: Effects of a Virtual Randomized Trial on Parent Stress, Parenting, and Child Outcomes in Early Adolescence.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2026Trial
- Addressing Suicide and Mental Health Through Universal Childhood Intervention: Results from The Seattle Social Development Project.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2025Trial
- The Family Check-Up and Youth Suicide: Assessing Indirect Effects of Improving Self-Regulation and Reducing Depression in Promoting Long-Term Resilience.Suicide & life-threatening behavior · 2025Trial
- Targeted Child Mental Health Prevention and Parenting Support Within a Canadian Context: A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating the U.S.-Developed Family Check-Up®.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2025Trial
- Cascading Effects of the Family Check-Up on Mothers' and Fathers' Observed and Self-Reported Parenting and Young Adult Antisocial Behavior: a 12-Year Longitudinal Intervention Trial.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2024Trial
- Evaluating the Efficacy of the Family Check-Up Online to Improve Parent Mental Health and Family Functioning in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Journal of prevention (2022) · 2023Trial
- Annual Research Review: Beyond the target - understanding crossover effects in family-centered prevention.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2026Review
- Examining polygenic scores for depression, depressive symptoms from childhood to adolescence, and adolescent substance use in a diverse sample: The moderating impact of a family-centered intervention.Development and psychopathology · 2025Article
- Brief Interventions for Families Seeking Support from Family Services: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Assessing Whether Negative Parenting Cognitions Bias Parent Report of Preschoolers' Externalizing Symptoms: A Regularized Moderated Non-Linear Factor Analysis Approach.Research on child and adolescent psychopathology · 2025Article
- Reducing Suicidal Ideation in Preadolescents With a History of Foster Care by Promoting School Readiness in Early Childhood.Child maltreatment · 2024Article
- Developmental Models of Depression, Externalizing Problems, and Self-regulatory Processes: Integrated Data Analysis Across Four Longitudinal Studies of Youth.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2023Article
- Disrupting Maternal Transmission of Depression: Using Integrative Data Analysis (IDA) to Examine Indirect Effects of the Family Check-Up (FCU) Across Three Randomized Trials.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2023Article
- An Integrative Data Analysis of Main and Moderated Crossover Effects of Parent-Mediated Interventions on Depression and Anxiety Symptoms in Youth in Foster Care.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2023Article
- The Family-Check-Up® Autism Implementation Research (FAIR) Study: protocol for a study evaluating the effectiveness and implementation of a family-centered intervention within a Canadian autism service setting.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Adolescent Developmental Pathways Among Depression, Conduct Problems, and Rejection: Integrative Data Analysis Across Three Samples.Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53Article
- Bidirectional Links Between Maternal and Adolescent Depression: Separating Between and Within Dyad Differences.Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe present study examined prevention effects of the family check-up (FCU) prevention program on longitudinal changes in youth depression, using harmonized data collected across three prevention trials, including one trial initiated in early childhood and two initiated in early adolescence (total N = 2,322).
methodData from parent and youth reports of youth depression were harmonized using Moderated Nonlinear Factor Analysis (MNLFA), which provides a robust means to examine differential item functioning (DIF) across subgroups of participants (e.g., age groups, ethnic groups), and creates scale scores based on all available items while accounting for individual differences. Long-term intervention effects were tested using a multi-informant growth model examining changes in depression from baseline to up to 14-year postbaseline.
resultsAcross trials, significant long-term effects of the FCU on reductions in depression were observed, although effects were found to wane after approximately 10 years.
conclusionFCU effects on depression across trials were attained with a relatively brief parenting program designed to reduce behavior problems and improve relational functioning that emphasized parental motivation to change while supporting positive parenting strategies. Implications of these results are discussed, along with directions for future work in this area. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).
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