Objectives

This study examined the long-term effects of the Better Start program, an adaptation of Incredible Years parent training enhanced with home visits, for families with mothers being released from incarceration.

Methods

Participants in this quasi-experimental longitudinal study were 224 mothers, of whom 145 (64.7%) received intervention and the other mothers constituted a no intervention group. Official criminal justice records and mother reports of parenting behaviors and child behavior were collected up to 10 years after intervention. Mixed effects models, Cox regression analyses, and latent linear growth models were used to test potential intervention effects on adolescent delinquency, maternal recidivism, parenting behaviors, and disruptive child behaviors.

Results

Outcomes favoring participants in the intervention condition were found for adolescent delinquency, maternal recidivism, and the number of disruptive child behaviors.

Conclusions

Effects on maternal recidivism and delinquency in their children indicate that the Better Start program contributes to preventing the intergenerational transmission of delinquency.

中文翻译：

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更好的开始，更好的未来？对出狱母亲的育儿干预进行长期随访

目标

这项研究考察了“更好的开始”计划的长期影响，该计划是对“难以置信的岁月”家长培训的改编，并通过家访加强了对母亲出狱后的家庭的影响。

方法

这项准实验性纵向研究的参与者为 224 名母亲，其中 145 名（64.7%）接受干预，其他母亲构成无干预组。干预后 10 年内收集官方刑事司法记录以及母亲关于养育行为和儿童行为的报告。使用混合效应模型、Cox回归分析和潜在线性增长模型来测试对青少年犯罪、母亲累犯、养育行为和破坏性儿童行为的潜在干预效果。

结果

在青少年犯罪、孕产妇累犯和破坏性儿童行为的数量方面，干预条件下的结果对参与者有利。

结论

对母亲累犯和子女犯罪的影响表明，“更好的开始”计划有助于防止犯罪的代际传播。