This review sought to update prior reviews and overcome methodological issues by pooling trial-level data from trials of parenting interventions aimed at preventing the re-abuse of their children.
Syntheses of the evidence on parenting programs for reducing rates of physical abuse recidivism have, to date, not been able to establish effectiveness. Paucity of data and inconsistent inclusion criteria in past reviews made meta-analysis often impossible or uninformative. The current systematic review updates prior reviews and overcomes some of the methodological issues they encountered by pooling trial-level data from a well-defined scope of trials of parenting interventions aimed at preventing the re-abuse of children by parents with substantiated physical abuse recurrence. (Published abstract provided)