Manuscript Details

Bick, J., & Dozier, M. (2013). The effectiveness of an attachment-based intervention in promoting foster mothers' sensitivity toward foster infants. Infant Mental Health Journal, 34(2), 95-103.

Model(s): Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up–Infant (ABC-Infant)
Low rating
This manuscript received a low rating because it is a randomized-controlled trial with high-attrition that does not satisfy the baseline equivalence requirement.

Study reviewed under: Handbook of Procedures and Standards, Version 1
Study design characteristics contributing to rating
Design Random assignment compromised? Attrition Baseline equivalence Confounding factors? Valid, reliable measures?
Randomized controlled trial No High

Not established on race; established on socioeconomic status; not established on outcome measures assessable at baseline.

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 Not assessed in manuscripts reviewed under Handbook of Procedures and Standards, Version 1