Manuscript Details

Cicchetti, D., Rogosch, F. A., & Toth, S. L. (2006). Fostering secure attachment in infants in maltreating families through preventive interventions [Study 2: Non-experimental design]. Development and Psychopathology, 18(3), 623–649. https://doi:10.1017/S0954579406060329

Indeterminate rating
Study reviewed under: Handbook of Procedures and Standards, Version 2
Study Design
Design Attrition Baseline equivalence Confounding factors Valid, reliable measures?
Non-experimental comparison group design Not applicable

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This manuscript describes two studies: a randomized controlled trial (RCT) and a non-experimental design (NED). This review addresses the findings of the NED. The review of the RCT is addressed under Cicchetti et al. (2006; Study 1). 

This manuscript received a rating of indeterminate because HomVEE was unable to determine whether the intervention and comparison groups in the analyzed samples were equivalent at baseline on race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and pre-intervention measures of the outcome. Manuscripts receive a rating of indeterminate whenever HomVEE reviewers lack sufficient information on one or more features of the study design that are required for the study to receive a rating of moderate or high. A rating of indeterminate is not a statement about the quality of the research or the research design. 

Findings that rate moderate or high in this manuscript

No findings found that rate moderate or high.

This study included participants with the following characteristics at enrollment:

Race/Ethnicity

Data not available

Maternal Education

Data not available

Other Characteristics

Data not available