RISK MODERATION OF PARENT AND CHILD OUTCOMES IN A PREVENTIVE INTERVENTION - A TEST AND REPLICATION

Family risk-related variations in proximal parent and young adolescent outcomes of a universal family-focused preventive intervention were e xamined using a cumulative index of risk incorporating sociodemographi c characteristics and social-emotional adjustment measures. Results of an initial investigation involving 209 families of young adolescents suggested that intervention efficacy was largely unrelated to cumulati ve family risk. These findings were replicated with a second sample of 428 families. Implications for future intervention applications and o utcome research are discussed.