@article{ref1,
title="Intervention effects on negative affect of CPS-referred children: Results of a randomized clinical trial",
journal="Child abuse and neglect",
year="2014",
author="Lind, Teresa and Bernard, Kristin and Ross, Emily and Dozier, Mary",
volume="38",
number="9",
pages="1459-1467",
abstract="Exposure to early adversity places young children at risk for behavioral, physiological, and emotional dysregulation, predisposing them to a range of long-term problematic outcomes. Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up (ABC) is a 10-session intervention designed to enhance children's self-regulatory capabilities by helping parents to behave in nurturing, synchronous, and non-frightening ways. The effectiveness of the intervention was assessed in a randomized clinical trial, with parents who had been referred to Child Protective Services (CPS) for allegations of maltreatment. Parent-child dyads received either the ABC intervention or a control intervention. Following the intervention, children from the ABC intervention (n=56) expressed lower levels of negative affect during a challenging task compared to children from the control intervention (n=61).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0145-2134",
doi="10.1016/j.chiabu.2014.04.004",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2014.04.004"
}