Video-Feedback Intervention to promote Positive Parenting-Sensitive Discipline® (VIPP-SD) Meets HHS Criteria

Model effectiveness research report last updated: 2023

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Positive parenting practices

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Video-Feedback Intervention to promote Positive Parenting-Sensitive Discipline® (VIPP-SD)
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Outcome measure Effect Follow-up timing Sample Sample size Intervention group Comparison group Group difference Effect size Statistical significance Notes

Emotional Availability (EA) Scales: Nonhostility

FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect

1 month after last home visit/telephone call

VIPP-SD vs. comparison, Portugal, full sample

43 mother/child dyads Unadjusted mean = 5.44 Unadjusted mean = 5.25 Mean difference = 0.19 HomVEE calculated = 0.24

Not statistically significant, p= >.05

HomVEE calculated effect size from the difference-in-differences estimate

Emotional Availability (EA) Scales: Nonintrusiveness

FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect

1 month after last home visit/telephone call

VIPP-SD vs. comparison, Portugal, full sample

43 mother/child dyads Unadjusted mean = 4.59 Unadjusted mean = 4.02 Mean difference = 0.57 HomVEE calculated = 1.08

Statistically significant, p= <.001

HomVEE calculated effect size from the difference-in-differences estimate

Emotional Availability (EA) Scales: Positive parenting

FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect

1 month after last home visit/telephone call

VIPP-SD vs. comparison, Portugal, full sample

43 mother/child dyads Unadjusted mean = 4.85 Unadjusted mean = 4.60 Mean difference = 0.25 HomVEE calculated = 0.63

Statistically significant, p= <.05

HomVEE calculated effect size from the difference-in-differences estimate

Emotional Availability (EA) Scales: Sensitivity

FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect

1 month after last home visit/telephone call

VIPP-SD vs. comparison, Portugal, full sample

43 mother/child dyads Unadjusted mean = 4.74 Unadjusted mean = 4.45 Mean difference = 0.29 HomVEE calculated = 0.42

Not statistically significant, p= >.05

HomVEE calculated effect size from the difference-in-differences estimate

Emotional Availability (EA) Scales: Structuring

FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect

1 month after last home visit/telephone call

VIPP-SD vs. comparison, Portugal, full sample

43 mother/child dyads Unadjusted mean = 4.63 Unadjusted mean = 4.65 Mean difference = -0.02 HomVEE calculated = 0.38

Not statistically significant, p= >.05

HomVEE calculated effect size from the difference-in-differences estimate

Family Environment Scale (FES): Cohesion

FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect

1 month after last home visit/telephone call

VIPP-SD vs. comparison, Portugal, full sample

43 mothers Unadjusted mean = 43.72 Unadjusted mean = 38.05 Mean difference = 5.67 HomVEE calculated = 0.89

Statistically significant, p= <.05

HomVEE calculated effect size from the difference-in-differences estimate

Family Environment Scale (FES): Conflict

FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect

1 month after last home visit/telephone call

VIPP-SD vs. comparison, Portugal, full sample

43 mothers Unadjusted mean = 39.86 Unadjusted mean = 37.71 Mean difference = 2.15 HomVEE calculated = 0.43

Not statistically significant, p= >.05

HomVEE calculated effect size from the difference-in-differences estimate

Family Environment Scale (FES): Expressiveness

FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect

1 month after last home visit/telephone call

VIPP-SD vs. comparison, Portugal, full sample

43 mothers Unadjusted mean = 39.64 Unadjusted mean = 40.48 Mean difference = -0.84 HomVEE calculated = 0.08

Not statistically significant, p= >.05

HomVEE calculated effect size from the difference-in-differences estimate

Family Environment Scale (FES): Family relational functioning

FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect

1 month after last home visit/telephone call

VIPP-SD vs. comparison, Portugal, full sample

43 mothers Unadjusted mean = 41.08 Unadjusted mean = 38.75 Mean difference = 2.33 HomVEE calculated = 0.57

Statistically significant, p= <.05

HomVEE calculated effect size from the difference-in-differences estimate

Video-Feedback Intervention to promote Positive Parenting-Sensitive Discipline® (VIPP-SD)
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Outcome measure Effect Follow-up timing Sample Sample size Intervention group Comparison group Group difference Effect size Statistical significance
Maternal Attitudes Towards Sensitive Discipline
FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect
1 year after enrollment VIPP-SD vs. comparison, Netherlands 2001-2003, full sample 237 mothers Unadjusted mean = 60.71 Unadjusted mean = 57.37 Mean difference = 3.34 HomVEE calculated = 0.28 Statistically significant, p <.05
Maternal Attitudes Towards Sensitivity
FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect
1 year after enrollment VIPP-SD vs. comparison, Netherlands 2001-2003, full sample 237 mothers Unadjusted mean = 65.01 Unadjusted mean = 59.24 Mean difference = 5.77 HomVEE calculated = 0.58 Statistically significant, p <.01
Maternal Discipline: Positive Discipline
FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect
1 year after enrollment VIPP-SD vs. comparison, Netherlands 2001-2003, full sample 237 mothers Unadjusted mean = 0.35 Unadjusted mean = -0.36 Median difference = 0.71 HomVEE calculated = 0.36 Statistically significant, p <.01
British Autism Study of Infant Siblings (iBASIS-VIPP)
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Outcome measure Effect Follow-up timing Sample Sample size Intervention group Comparison group Group difference Effect size Statistical significance

Manchester Assessment of Caregiver-Infant Interaction (MACI): Caregiver non-directiveness

FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect

5 months

iBASIS-VIPP vs. usual care RCT, United Kingdom, 2011-2012

53 families Unadjusted mean = 4.67 Unadjusted mean = 3.92 Mean difference = 0.75 Study reported = 0.81

Statistically significant, p= <0.05

Manchester Assessment of Caregiver-Infant Interaction (MACI): Caregiver sensitive responding

FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect

5 months

iBASIS-VIPP vs. usual care RCT, United Kingdom, 2011-2012

53 families Unadjusted mean = 4.30 Unadjusted mean = 4.58 Mean difference = -0.28 Study reported = -0.06

Not statistically significant, p= >0.05

Manchester Assessment of Caregiver-Infant Interaction (MACI): Dyadic mutuality

FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect

5 months

iBASIS-VIPP vs. usual care RCT, United Kingdom, 2011-2012

53 families Unadjusted mean = 3.22 Unadjusted mean = 3.46 Mean difference = -0.24 Study reported = 0.05

Not statistically significant, p= >0.05

Video-Feedback Intervention to Promote Positive Parenting adapted to Autism (VIPP-AUTI)
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Outcome measure Effect Follow-up timing Sample Sample size Intervention group Comparison group Group difference Effect size Statistical significance

Parental Emotional Availability Scales (EAS): Non-intrusiveness

FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect

Immediate post-intervention

VIPP-AUTI vs. usual care, 2015, the Netherlands, full sample

76 caregivers Unadjusted mean = 4.06 Unadjusted mean = 3.94 Mean difference = 0.12 HomVEE calculated = 0.51

Statistically significant, p= 0.04

Parental Emotional Availability Scales (EAS): Sensitivity

FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect

Immediate post-intervention

VIPP-AUTI vs. usual care, 2015, the Netherlands, full sample

76 caregivers Unadjusted mean = 6.34 Unadjusted mean = 6.36 Mean difference = -0.02 HomVEE calculated = 0.26

Not statistically significant, p= 0.56

Parental Emotional Availability Scales (EAS): Structuring

FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect

Immediate post-intervention

VIPP-AUTI vs. usual care, 2015, the Netherlands, full sample

76 caregivers Unadjusted mean = 3.74 Unadjusted mean = 3.82 Mean difference = -0.08 HomVEE calculated = 0.05

Not statistically significant, p= 0.59

Video-Feedback Intervention to promote Positive Parenting (VIPP)
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Outcome measure Effect Follow-up timing Sample Sample size Intervention group Comparison group Group difference Effect size Statistical significance

Ainsworth Maternal Sensitivity Scale

FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect

11 months old

VIPP vs. comparison, Netherlands, full sample

81 mothers Unadjusted mean = 5.35 Unadjusted mean = 4.81 Mean difference = 0.54 HomVEE calculated = 0.53

Statistically significant, p= 0.03

Ainsworth Maternal Sensitivity Scale

FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect

13 months old

VIPP vs. comparison, Netherlands, full sample

81 mothers Unadjusted mean = 6.03 Unadjusted mean = 5.27 Mean difference = 0.76 HomVEE calculated = 0.46

Not statistically significant, p= 0.054

Video-Feedback Intervention to promote Positive Parenting (VIPP)
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Outcome measure Effect Follow-up timing Sample Sample size Intervention group Comparison group Group difference Effect size Statistical significance Notes

Emotional Availability Scales (EAS): Maternal sensitivity scale

FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect

40 months old

VIPP vs. comparison, Netherlands, full sample

77 mothers Not reported Not reported Not reported Study reported = 0.04

Not statistically significant, p = 0.88

Authors' reported effect size is Cohen's d

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