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August 7, 2026Attachment & Human Development

Maternal sensitivity training programs: preventing child maltreatment through community-based interventions

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MAMolood AlimirzaieFAFarzana AshrafUSUrooj Sadiq

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Quasi-experimental study finds community-based maternal sensitivity training improves parenting and reduces maltreatment risk.

Key Points

  • To assess the effectiveness of a culturally adapted maternal sensitivity training program in improving parenting sensitivity and reducing child maltreatment risk.
  • Quasi-experimental design with 60 Iranian mothers of children aged 0–5 years
  • Participants assigned to urban/rural experimental and control groups (n=15 each)
  • Intervention involved eight weekly group sessions with video feedback and evaluation using Q-Sort and Conflict Tactics Scale.
  • Significant improvements in maternal sensitivity (partial η2=.72) and reduced maltreatment risk (partial η2=.66) in experimental groups
  • Stronger effects observed in urban settings, maintained at 3-month follow-up
  • Non-randomization and small sample size limit causality.

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Alimirzaie et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a758c2e847ab6d26c0201fehttps://doi.org/10.1080/14616734.2026.2713499
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