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How Might Indices of Happiness Inform Early Intervention Research and Decision Making?
Amarie Carnett1, Leslie Neely2, Meng-Ting Chen3
1Faculty of Education, Educational Psychology, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.
Indices of Happiness (IOH) can assess early intervention acceptability for children and caregivers. While caregiver happiness increased with fidelity, child happiness decreased as skills developed, offering insights for intervention improvement.
Area of Science:
- Developmental Psychology
- Early Intervention
- Behavioral Science
Background:
- Child-caregiver relationships are foundational for intervention success.
- Intervention acceptability must consider both child and caregiver perspectives.
- Indices of Happiness (IOH) assess social validity and inform intervention improvements.
Purpose of the Study:
- Explore methods for collecting direct Indices of Happiness (IOH) data.
- Assess the acceptability of early caregiver-led interventions using IOH.
- Integrate IOH into very early caregiver-led intervention research and clinical practice.
Main Methods:
- Study included 4 "at-risk" children (19-26 months) and their caregivers.
- Caregiver-led intervention focused on pairing, play, and child-led activities.
- Indices of Happiness (IOH) data collected via 10-second partial-interval recording for child and caregiver.
Main Results:
- Observed variations in individual and dyadic Indices of Happiness (IOH).
- Caregiver IOH increased with intervention fidelity.
- Child IOH decreased as children acquired targeted skills.
Conclusions:
- Direct observation of happiness data offers valuable participant perception insights.
- Retrospective analysis of IOH can guide future intervention planning.
- IOH provides a tool to assess and enhance early intervention acceptability.
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