Meta-analysis of family-centered helpgiving practices research.

By C. Dunst, C. Trivette, Deborah W. Hamby. Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 2007

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A meta-analysis of 47 studies investigating the relationship between family-centered helpgiving practices and parent, family, and child behavior and functioning is reported. The studies included more than 11,000 participants from seven different countries. Data analysis was guided by a practice-based theory of family-centered helpgiving that hypothesized direct effects of relational and participatory helpgiving practices on self-efficacy beliefs and parent, family, and child outcomes. Results showed that the largest majority of outcomes were related to helpgiving practices with the strongest influences on outcomes most proximal and contextual to help giver/help receiver exchanges. Findings are placed in the context of a broader-based social systems framework of early childhood intervention and family support.

Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Education

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Whose Expertise?: An Analysis of Advice Giving in Early Childhood Parent-Teacher Conferences (2011, background): “Research has shown that when parent-professional partnerships and family-centered practices are adopted, families are satisfied and perceive early childhood programs as family centered; additionally, parental beliefs about their own self-efficacy and empowerment increase ( Dunst & Dempsey, 2007 ; D”
What Is the Future of Family Outcomes and Family-Centered Services? (2012, methodology): “…satisfaction with services, family well-being, parenting practices, and improved health or developmental outcomes for children (Bailey et al., 2007; Dunst et al., 2007; Dunst & Trivette, 2009; Gooding et al., 2011; Kuhlthau et al., 2011; McBroom & Enriquez, 2009; Piotrowski, Talavera, & Mayer,…”
Family-Centered Care: Current Applications and Future Directions in Pediatric Health Care (2011, background): “Two additional studies found that such an approach may translate into improved child health and behavior [73, 74].”
Influences of Family-Systems Intervention Practices on Parent-Child Interactions and Child Development (2010, methodology): “In the Dunst et al. (2007) study, for example, the relationships between both early intervention process and structural variables and parent and family well-being were investigated using structural equation modeling (Bentler, 1989).”