Abstract
Similarities and differences in predictors of retention/attendance patterns between African American and Hispanic parent participants (N= 143) from a family-focused preventive intervention were examined. Three broad retention pattern groups, nonattenders, variable attenders, and consistent high attenders, and 2 subgroups of the variable attendance group, decreasing low attenders and decreasing high attenders, were identified. In subgroup analyses, 3 significant discriminant functions were evident: 1 function classified Hispanic parents' retention patterns using sociodemographic indicators (e.g., educational attainment, household income) and 2 functions discriminated Hispanic and African American parents' patterns using family-level predictors (e.g., multiple caregivers attending the intervention, perceived barriers to participation). Implications are discussed in terms of strategies for improving methods of retaining participants in family-centered interventions conducted with ethnic minority families.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 240-251 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Family Relations |
Volume | 55 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2006 |
Keywords
- African American families
- Family intervention
- Hispanic families
- Prevention programs
- Retention
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)