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.
 

Peer Reviewed

Model(s): Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up (ABC) -Toddler
Low rating
This manuscript received a low rating because the measures of effectiveness cannot be attributed solely to the intervention due to a confounding factor.

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

Yes

Not assessed
Notes from the review of this manuscript

Two findings measuring time to reunification and likelihood of reunification with the family received a low rating because the study uses a non-experimental comparison group design but does not demonstrate equivalence between the intervention and comparison groups. The third finding—any reports of repeat maltreatment substantiated by child welfare agencies—is rated low due to a confounding factor: the timing of outcome data collection differed between the intervention and comparison groups. A fourth outcome—repeat maltreatment reports—is deemed ineligible for review because it includes unsubstantiated reports, which do not meet HomVEE criteria for review.