Publications by authors named "Kere Hughes"
Child Maltreat
November 2008
Article Synopsis
- Two multisite studies evaluated the effectiveness of cell phone interviews to understand daily parenting quality among high-risk mothers, particularly regarding child neglect.
- In Study 1, 45 teenage mothers were divided into groups receiving either frequent cell phone interviews or less frequent home telephone interviews, with results showing a strong correlation between interview scores and in-person surveys.
- Study 2 involved 544 mothers and their first-born children, revealing that phone interview scores were significantly related to observed parenting practices at both 4 and 8 months, indicating that cell phone interviews could be a valuable tool for assessing parenting and addressing challenges faced by at-risk mothers.
