Research Database

Doyle, O., McGlanaghy, E., O’Farrelly, C., Tremblay, R. (2016). The impact of a randomized controlled trial of a community-based home visiting program on children's early socio-emotional development. PLoS ONE, 11(6), Article e0156397.

Model(s) Reviewed: Preparing for Life—Home Visiting

Doyle, O., McGlanaghy, E., O’Farrelly, C., & Tremblay, R., E. Can early intervention mitigate emotional and behavioral problems for toddlers? Generating robust evidence within RCTs. Unpublished manuscript.

Model(s) Reviewed: Preparing for Life—Home Visiting

Girard, L., Doyle, O., & Tremblay, R. E. (2017). Maternal warmth and toddler development: Support for transactional models in disadvantaged families. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 26(4), 497–507.

Model(s) Reviewed: Preparing for Life—Home Visiting

Klitzing, K. V., Doyle, O., Saïas, T., Greacen, T., Sierau, S., & Perren, S. (2011). Early Prevention and Intervention Programs in Europe. In: Fitzgerald, H. E., Puura, K., Tomlinson, M., & Paul. C. (eds.).  International Perspectives on Child Psychology and Mental Health, Vol 2: Prevention and Treatment. Palo Alto, Praeger Press.

Model(s) Reviewed: Preparing for Life—Home Visiting

O’Farrelly, C., Doyle, O., Victory, G., & Palamaro-Munsell, E. Shared book reading during infancy and later child development: Evidence from an early childhood intervention. [Unpublished manuscript submitted to HomVEE].

Model(s) Reviewed: Preparing for Life—Home Visiting

O’Rourke, C., O’Farrelly, C., Booth, A., & Doyle, O. (2017). ‘Little bit afraid ‘til I found how it was’: Children’s subjective early school experiences in a disadvantaged community in Ireland. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 25(2), 206–223.

Model(s) Reviewed: Preparing for Life—Home Visiting

O’Sullivan, A., Fitzpatrick, N., & Doyle, O. Effects of early intervention on dietary intake and its mediating role on cognitive functioning: A randomised controlled trial. Unpublished manuscript.

Model(s) Reviewed: Preparing for Life—Home Visiting

Pitsia, V., & Kent, G. (2021). School readiness of five-year-old children from socio-economically disadvantaged areas: evidence from the Preparing for Life evaluation. Irish Educational Studies, 1-21.

Model(s) Reviewed: Preparing for Life—Home Visiting

PFL Evaluation Team at the UCD Geary Institute. (2009). Report on children's profile at school entry 2008-2009: Evaluation of the 'Preparing For Life' early childhood intervention programme. Dublin, Ireland: UCD Geary Institute.

Model(s) Reviewed: Preparing for Life—Home Visiting

PFL Evaluation Team at the UCD Geary Institute. (2010). Preparing for Life early childhood intervention: Impact evaluation report 1: Recruitment and baseline characteristics. Dublin, Ireland: UCD Geary Institute, University College Dublin.

Model(s) Reviewed: Preparing for Life—Home Visiting