Manuscript Details

Raby, K. L., Freedman, E., Yarger, H. A., Lind, T., & Dozier, M. (2018). Enhancing the language development of toddlers in foster care by promoting foster parents-™ sensitivity: Results from a randomized controlled trial. Developmental Science, https://doi.org/10.1111/desc.12753.

Peer Reviewed

Model(s): Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up–Early Childhood (ABC-Early Childhood)
Study Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov
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 2.3
Study design characteristics contributing to rating
Design Attrition Baseline equivalence Confounding factors? Valid, reliable measures?
Randomized controlled trial High

Not established on race/ethnicity, SES, or baseline measures of the outcome(s) in the analyzed sample

No

Yes
Notes from the review of this manuscript

This manuscript was previously reviewed by HomVEE and received a moderate rating under Version 1 standards. When HomVEE re-reviewed this model in 2025, the manuscript received a low rating under Version 2.3 standards. In addition to the direct effects of the intervention on receptive vocabulary and sensitive caregiving, the study measured the indirect effect of the intervention on receptive vocabulary derived from a structural equation model that did not meet HomVEE standards for review. Information to demonstrate equivalence of the intervention and comparison groups was based on correspondence with the authors.