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  • Engagement and retention in home visiting family support programs

    Creator:
    McGuigan, William M.
    Abstract:
    These two studies investigated maternal engagement and retention in a voluntary, home-visiting program. The program screened families at the birth of their first child for risk characteristics associated with poor child and family outcomes. Higher risk families were offered regular home visits and support for up to 5 years. In...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    An Abstract of the Dissertation of William M. McGuigan for the

  • Domestic violence, parents view of their newborn, and risk for child abuse

    Creator:
    McGuigan, William M.
    Abstract:
    This investigation identifies one pathway by which domestic violence increases the potential for child abuse in both mothers and fathers of newborns. Longitudinal data from 181 couples with firstborn infants were used to test a mediational model linking domestic violence and the family's risk of child abuse. Analysis of covariance...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    An Abstract of the Thesis of William M. McGuigan for the