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Understanding Who Benefits Most from Family-Based Prevention: Differential Intervention Effects for Families with Low
Daniel K Cooper1, Benjamin L Bayly2, Eric K Layland3
1Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina, 1512 Pendleton St., Columbia, SC, USA. dc47@mailbox.sc.edu.
Summary
Family interventions effectively reduce poverty
Area of Science:
- Family Studies
- Social Interventions
- Poverty Research
Background:
- Multicomponent family-based interventions can lessen poverty's negative impact on family dynamics.
- However, intervention benefits vary significantly across different families.
- Understanding how specific poverty risk profiles influence intervention engagement and outcomes is crucial.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate if distinct poverty risk classes predict engagement and response to the Fatherhood, Relationship, and Marriage Education (FRAME) intervention.
- To test a person-centered approach for tailoring preventive interventions based on family risk profiles.
Main Methods:
- Analyzed data from 301 mother-father-child triads with incomes at or below 200% of the federal poverty level.
- Utilized a person-centered approach to identify four latent risk classes based on pre-intervention factors.
- Examined how class membership predicted attendance and moderated intervention effects on relational and behavioral outcomes.
Main Results:
- Significant heterogeneity observed in both engagement and intervention response.
- Families with moderate economic stress and high parental depressive symptoms showed highest attendance and best outcomes, especially for couple relationship quality.
- Families in the lowest and highest risk classes showed minimal benefits, with the lowest risk group experiencing some adverse effects.
Conclusions:
- Identifying multidimensional risk classes is valuable for evaluating preventive interventions.
- Findings support precision approaches to intervention delivery, tailoring programs to specific family risk profiles.
- Recognizing distinct risk constellations can optimize intervention effectiveness for families facing poverty.
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