Manuscript Details

Garnett, M., Bernard, K., Hoye, J., Zajac, L., & Dozier, M. (2020). Parental sensitivity mediates the sustained effect of attachment and biobehavioral catch-up on cortisol in middle childhood: A randomized clinical trial. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 121, 10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.104809

Peer Reviewed

Model(s): Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up–Infant (ABC-Infant)
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 Random assignment compromised? Attrition Baseline equivalence Confounding factors? Valid, reliable measures?
Randomized controlled trial No High

Established on race/ethnicity; not established on socioeconomic status or baseline measures of the outcome(s) in the analyzed sample

No

Yes
Notes from the review of this manuscript

Information on sample sizes and baseline measures is based on correspondence with the authors.