Manuscript Details

Liming, K. W., Grube, W., Lloyd Sieger, M. H., Brook, J., Berryhill, E., Akin, B. A., & Mendenhall, A. (2024). Child Welfare Outcomes After Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up Intervention Participation: A Quasi-Experimental Study. Child Maltreatment, 30(2), 343-356. https://doi.org/10.1177/10775595241265968 [Study 2: modified-ABC contrast].

Peer Reviewed

Model(s): Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up–Infant (ABC-Infant)
Low rating
This manuscript received a low rating because it is a non-experimental comparison group design study 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?
Non-experimental comparison group design Not applicable Not applicable

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 describes three contrasts that focus on different versions of the ABC curriculum: ABC—Infant, modified-ABC, and ABC—Early Childhood. This review focuses on the modified-ABC contrast (Study 2). The reviews of the other contrasts are addressed under Liming et al. (2024) (Study 1, ABC—Infant and Study 3, ABC—Early Childhood).

Analyses of one finding are ineligible because the finding is based on unsubstantiated reports of child maltreatment. Unsubstantiated reports of child maltreatment are ineligible for review under HomVEE standards. Information on study recruitment procedures and availability of baseline data is based on correspondence with one of the manuscript's authors.