Johnson D L, Breckenridge J N
Am J Community Psychol. 1982 Jun;10(3):305-16. doi: 10.1007/BF00896497.
This study reports the effectiveness of the Houston Parent--Child Development Center (PCDC) program for preventing behavior problems in young children. The PCDC is a 2-year, intensive parent-child education program for children 1-3 and their parents. Low-income Mexican American families were randomly assigned to program or control groups. A follow-up of the program 1-4 years later, when children averaged 5 1/2 years of age, was carried out with 128 mothers who were interviewed about behavior problems of their children. A MANCOVA showed main effects for group and sex as well as a group by sex interaction. The principle result was that control boys were more destructive, overactive, negative attention-seeking, and less emotionally sensitive than program boys and girls and control girls. The program is seen as an effective primary prevention approach to behavior problems. Prior evaluations have shown that it also enhances children's cognitive skills. Other parent--child education programs should be examined as approaches to primary prevention.
本研究报告了休斯顿亲子发展中心（PCDC）项目在预防幼儿行为问题方面的有效性。PCDC是一项为期两年的针对1至3岁儿童及其父母的强化亲子教育项目。低收入的墨西哥裔美国家庭被随机分配到项目组或对照组。在1至4年后对该项目进行了随访，当时儿童的平均年龄为5.5岁，对128位母亲进行了访谈，询问她们孩子的行为问题。一项协方差分析显示了组间和性别主效应以及组与性别的交互作用。主要结果是，对照组男孩比项目组男孩和女孩以及对照组女孩更具破坏性、多动、寻求负面关注且情感敏感性更低。该项目被视为预防行为问题的一种有效的一级预防方法。先前的评估表明，它还能提高儿童的认知技能。其他亲子教育项目应作为一级预防方法进行研究。
