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The earlier the better? Individual participant data and traditional meta-analysis of age effects of parenting interventions

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The earlier the better? Individual participant data and traditional meta-analysis of age effects of parenting interventions. / Gardner, Frances; Leijten, Patti; Melendez-Torres, G.J. et al.
In: Child Development, Vol. 90, No. 1, 01.2019, p. 7-19.

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Gardner, F, Leijten, P, Melendez-Torres, GJ, Landau, S, Harris, V, Mann, J, Beecham, J, Hutchings, J & Scott, S 2019, 'The earlier the better? Individual participant data and traditional meta-analysis of age effects of parenting interventions', Child Development, vol. 90, no. 1, pp. 7-19. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13138

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Gardner, F., Leijten, P., Melendez-Torres, G. J., Landau, S., Harris, V., Mann, J., Beecham, J., Hutchings, J., & Scott, S. (2019). The earlier the better? Individual participant data and traditional meta-analysis of age effects of parenting interventions. Child Development, 90(1), 7-19. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13138

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Gardner F, Leijten P, Melendez-Torres GJ, Landau S, Harris V, Mann J, Beecham J, Hutchings J, Scott S. 2019. The earlier the better? Individual participant data and traditional meta-analysis of age effects of parenting interventions. Child Development. 90(1):7-19. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13138

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Gardner, Frances et al. "The earlier the better? Individual participant data and traditional meta-analysis of age effects of parenting interventions". Child Development. 2019, 90(1). 7-19. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13138

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Gardner F, Leijten P, Melendez-Torres GJ, Landau S, Harris V, Mann J et al. The earlier the better? Individual participant data and traditional meta-analysis of age effects of parenting interventions. Child Development. 2019 Jan;90(1):7-19. Epub 2018 Sept 14. doi: 10.1111/cdev.13138

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Gardner, Frances ; Leijten, Patti ; Melendez-Torres, G.J. et al. / The earlier the better? Individual participant data and traditional meta-analysis of age effects of parenting interventions. In: Child Development. 2019 ; Vol. 90, No. 1. pp. 7-19.

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TY - JOUR

T1 - The earlier the better? Individual participant data and traditional meta-analysis of age effects of parenting interventions

AU - Gardner, Frances

AU - Leijten, Patti

AU - Melendez-Torres, G.J.

AU - Landau, Sabine

AU - Harris, Victoria

AU - Mann, Joanna

AU - Beecham, Jenny

AU - Hutchings, Judy

AU - Scott, Stephen

PY - 2019/1

Y1 - 2019/1

N2 - Strong arguments have been made for early intervention for child problems, stating that early is more effective than later, as the brain is more malleable, and costs are lower. However, there is scant evidence from trials to support this hypothesis, which we therefore tested in two well-powered, state-of-the-art meta-analyses with complementary strengths: (a) Individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis of European trials of Incredible Years parenting intervention (k = 13, n = 1696; age = 2-11); (b) Larger, trial-level robust variance estimation meta-analysis of a wider range of parenting programs (k = 156, n = 13,378, Mage = 2-10) for reducing disruptive behavior. Both analyses found no evidence that intervention earlier in childhood was more effective; programs targeted at a narrower age range were no more effective than general ones.

AB - Strong arguments have been made for early intervention for child problems, stating that early is more effective than later, as the brain is more malleable, and costs are lower. However, there is scant evidence from trials to support this hypothesis, which we therefore tested in two well-powered, state-of-the-art meta-analyses with complementary strengths: (a) Individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis of European trials of Incredible Years parenting intervention (k = 13, n = 1696; age = 2-11); (b) Larger, trial-level robust variance estimation meta-analysis of a wider range of parenting programs (k = 156, n = 13,378, Mage = 2-10) for reducing disruptive behavior. Both analyses found no evidence that intervention earlier in childhood was more effective; programs targeted at a narrower age range were no more effective than general ones.

U2 - 10.1111/cdev.13138

DO - 10.1111/cdev.13138

M3 - Article

VL - 90

SP - 7

EP - 19

JO - Child Development

JF - Child Development

SN - 1467-8624

IS - 1

ER -