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Recruiting ethnic minority groups to evidence-based parent training. Who will come and how?

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  • Bjørknes, Ragnhild
  • Jakobsen, Reidar
  • Nærde, Ane

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Recruiting ethnic minority groups into research is an international priority and could lead to increased knowledge of evidence-based interventions. Three different strategies for recruiting ethnic minority mothers to participate in research on the effects of parent training were compared. The strategies were recruitment via: 1) professionals from regular public services, 2) community information meetings, and 3) staff from the recruitment team. During the four-month recruitment period, 96 mothers with Somali or Pakistani origin signed up for the study. The results show that the information meetings were the most cost-effective strategy and that the highest proportion of the sample was recruited via these meetings. The three recruitment strategies were all suitable to recruit eligible families with regard to the levels of maternal parenting practices and child conduct problems required. While ethnic minority families are generally difficult to recruit for research, it seems that proactive strategies can pay off.

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  • Bjørknes, Ragnhild & Jakobsen, Reidar & Nærde, Ane, 2011. "Recruiting ethnic minority groups to evidence-based parent training. Who will come and how?," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 33(2), pages 351-357, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:33:y:2011:i:2:p:351-357
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