Ecological Predictors of Parental Beliefs about Infant Crying in a Randomized Clinical Trial of ABC

Thorpe, Daneele; Silver, Jamilah; Perrone, Laura; DeSantis, Nicole; Dash, Allison; Rodríguez, Melanie M. Domenech; Beras-Monticciolo, Erasma; Bernard, Kristin

doi:10.1080/15374416.2021.1916939

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“…Findings were mixed with respect to the effect of ABC on increasing parents’ positive regard and decreasing intrusiveness. Overall, these findings suggest ABC affects a variety of attachment related parent outcomes that both directly and indirectly influence parent behaviour (Perrone et al., 2020; Thorpe et al., 2021)…”

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confidence: 89%

“…Multivariate analysis by Thorpe et al. (2021) revealed ABC had a small to moderate main effect with respect to beliefs about infant crying, as well as small to moderate effect sizes reported for individual scales (Table 3). Similarly, the ABC intervention was found to significantly improve secure base script knowledge at 84 months (7 years) follow‐up compared to a control group.…”

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confidence: 95%

“…Overall, the ABC intervention was reported to have a small‐to‐medium main effect on parental sensitivity and attachment related parent outcomes, compared to a control intervention, with Cohen's d ranging from small .21 (Perrone et al., 2020) to large .7 (Berlin et al., 2018) among studies reporting this statistic. Some studies reported beta coefficients derived from multiple hierarchal regressions and described a small to moderate effect between ABC participation and attachment related parent outcomes, even when controlling for factors such as baseline attachment related parent functioning, psychosocial risk and child sex (Bick & Dozier, 2013; Thorpe et al., 2021).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Thorpe et al. (2021) found ABC significantly decreased a variety of parental maladaptive beliefs related to infant crying, spoiling and minimization compared to a control group when measured approximately 1 month post completing intervention. Multivariate analysis by Thorpe et al.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Other control groups included "Book of the Week (BoW)" which was described as a light control protocol where mothers were sent developmentally appropriate books for 10 weeks and received a weekly phone call. Two studies used a waitlist control group (Perrone et al, 2020;Thorpe et al, 2021). All studies were completed in the USA.…”

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confidence: 99%

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The impact of the “Attachment and Biobehavioural Catch‐Up” program on attachment related parent behavior—A systematic review

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McSweeney

2022

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Attachment and Biobehavioural Catch-Up" (ABC) is a 10 session home visiting program, grounded in attachment theory. It aims to improve child emotion regulation, attachment and behavioral outcomes through changing caregivers' attachment related behaviors. There is increasing evidence with respect to the effectiveness of ABC in producing positive child outcomes, but the intervention's direct effect on parent outcomes remains unclear. This review examined the association of ABC with attachment related parent outcomes. The PubMed, EMBASE, PyschINFO and SCOPUS databases were searched for relevant studies in August 2021, and again in April 2022. The eligibility criteria for included studies were (1) infants aged 0-27 months at time of the ABC intervention,(2) "at risk" parents, (3) controlled trials published in peer-reviewed journals and (4) utilized a measure of attachment related parent outcomes. Eleven eligible studies were included. The findings showed ABC had a significant small to medium effect on a variety of attachment related parent outcomes among parents presenting with multiple psychosocial risk factors. "Sensitivity" was measured most frequently, with small to medium main effect sizes recorded at follow-up, compared to controls. Implications for the clinical effectiveness of the ABC program in community settings are discussed. Future research should clarify who ABC is most effective for and how it compares to similar interventions.

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