DOI: 10.3886/icpsr38751
title: Early Steps Multisite Study (Age 7), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Eugene, Oregon, and Charlottesville, Virginia, 2002-2014
title: Archival Version

description: The Early Steps Multisite (ESM) Study is a randomized controlled trial testing the efficacy of the early childhood version of the Family Check-Up intervention. The enclosed data file includes home-based assessments carried out at child ages 7.5 involving 731 families from three distinct communities in the United States: Pittsburgh, PA (urban), Eugene, OR (suburban), and in and outside Charlottesville, VA (rural). Assessments include questionnaires and interviews with primary caregivers (i.e., typically mothers) and alternative caregivers (fathers, grandparents, and other child caregivers) about child behavior, sociodemographic and family risk, parent well-being and support, coupled with observations of developmentally-tailored parent-child interaction tasks (e.g., teaching, clean-up, and meal preparation tasks at ages 2-5, discussion tasks at ages 7.5 and 9.5). Teacher reports on multiple domains of child behavior were obtained beginning at age 7.5 through age 10.5, and youth reports on their own adjustment beginning at child age 8.5. Direct testing of children's academic achievement was administered at child ages 5, 7.5, and 8.5 using scales from the Woodcock-Johnson.
description: The purpose of this study is to test the efficacy of the early childhood version of the Family Check-Up intervention.
description: Response Rates: Of the 1,666 families who had children in the appropriate age range and were approached at WIC programs across the three study sites, 879 met eligibility requirements (52% in Pittsburgh, 57% in Eugene, and 49% in Charlottesville). Before the first home assessment at age 2, families were randomly assigned to the FCU or control conditions, the latter receiving WIC services as usual.
description: Presence of Common Scales: Established instruments including the Achenbach Child Behavior Checklist and accompanying Teacher Report Form, the Center of Epidemiological Study - Depression (CES-D), Crnic and Greenberg General Life Satisfaction scale, Crnic and Greenberg Parenting Daily Hassles scale, Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory.
description: The sample includes families enrolled in Women, Infants, and Children Nutritional Supplement (WIC) Programs at three jurisdictions in the US for which the target child needed to be between 2 and 3 years of age at the time of enrollment.Families were invited to participate if they had a child between 2 years 0 months and 2 years 11 months of age, following a screening to ensure that they met study criteria by having family, socioeconomic, and/or child risk factors for future behavioral problems. Families were eligible to participate if they scored at least one standard deviation above the normative mean in at least two of the three domains of risk: a) familial risk (e.g., maternal depressive symptoms, b) socio-demographic risk (e.g., low parental education), and c) child risk (e.g., CP).Of the 1,666 families who had children in the appropriate age range and were approached at WIC programs across the three study sites, 879 met eligibility requirements (52% in Pittsburgh, 57% in Eugene, and 49% in Charlottesville). Before the first home assessment at age 2, families were randomly assigned to the FCU or control conditions, the latter receiving WIC services as usual. At the time of recruitment, primary caregivers across sites self-identified as European American (50%), African American (28%), biracial (13%), and other groups (9%; e.g., American Indian, Native Hawaiian), with 13.4% of the sample reported being Hispanic American. The primary caregivers who participated in the assessment tasks at age 2 were predominantly biological mothers (96%), and in all other cases, were biological fathers, grandmothers, or other non-maternal custodial caregivers. The sample was primarily of lower socioeconomic status, with more than two-thirds of the families enrolled in the project reporting an annual income less than $20,000. Forty-one percent of primary caregivers had a high school diploma or general education diploma (GED) and an additional 32% had 1-2 years of post-high school training. For more information about sample characteristics, see Dishion et al. (2008).
description: Datasets: DS0: Study-Level Files DS1: Age 7 Adult Antisocial Activities Raw Data DS2: Age 7 Alternate Caregiver Demographic 7 Raw Data DS3: Age 7 Adult-Child Relationship Scale Raw Data DS4: Age 7 After-Care Provider Survey Raw Data DS5: Age 7 Alternate Caregiver System Involvement Interview Raw Data DS6: Age 7 After-Care Provider Demographics Raw Data DS7: Age 7 Beck Anxiety Inventory Raw Data DS8: Age 7 Child Behavior Checklist Aftercare Raw Data DS9: Age 7 Behavioral and Emotional Screening System Raw Data DS10: Age 7 Body Mass Index Raw Data DS11: Age 7 Neighborhood Questionnaire Raw Data DS12: Age 7 Brief Neighborhood Observation Raw Data DS13: Age 7 Aftercare Provider Questionnaire Checklist Raw Data DS14: Age 7 Early Adolescent Temperament-Revised DS15: Age 7 Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Raw Data DS16: Age 7 Child-Peer Relationship & Behavior Survey Aftercare Raw Data DS17: Age 7 Child-Peer Relationship & Behavior Survey Teacher Raw Data DS18: Age 7 Conflict Problem-Solving Scale Raw Data DS19: Age 7 Bio-Father's Contact with Target Child Raw Data DS20: Age 7 Demographic Raw Data DS21: Age 7 Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills Raw Data DS22: Age 7 Dominant Language Information Raw Data DS23: Age 7 Dyadic Adjustment Scale Raw Data DS24: Age 7 Extra-Familial Contact Survey DS25: Age 7 Ethnic Home Environment Inventory Raw Data DS26: Age 7 Ethnic Home Environment Inventory Videotaper Raw Data DS27: Age 7 Examiner Home Impressions Raw Data DS28: Age 7 Examiner Home Impressions Videotaper Raw Data DS29: Age 7 Family Events Checklist Raw Data DS30: Age 7 Hot Topics Questionnaire Raw Data DS31: Age 7 Microagression Scale Raw Data DS32: Age 7 Middle Child Home Record Form Raw Data DS33: Age 7 Me and My Neighborhood Questionnaire Raw Data DS34: Age 7 Moffitt Scale Raw Data DS35: Age 7 Parental Monitoring Interview Raw Data DS36: Age 7 Parenting Children and Adolescents Raw Data DS37: Age 7 Parent Aftercare Survey Raw Data DS38: Age 7 Child Behavior Checklist Alternate Caregiver Raw Data DS39: Age 7 Performance of Childcare and Household Duties Raw Data DS40: Age 7 Parent Involvement in Neighborhood Experiences Raw Data DS41: Age 7 Parent Involvement Scale Raw Data DS42: Age 7 Parent Involvement Scale Teacher Raw Data DS43: Age 7 Property Characteristics Raw Data DS44: Age 7 Parent Rating of Peers and Social Skills Raw Data DS45: Age 7 Questionnaire List Raw Data DS46: Age 7 Relational Aggression Raw Data DS47: Age 7 School Quality Survey Raw Data DS48: Age 7 Service Providers Questionnaire Raw Data DS49: Age 7 Student-Teacher Relationship Scale Aftercare Raw Data DS50: Age 7 Student-Teacher Relationship Scale Teacher Raw Data DS51: Age 7 Substance Use Raw Data DS52: Age 7 Child Behavior Checklist Raw Data DS53: Age 7 Teacher Demographics Raw Data DS54: Age 7 Inhibitory Control Raw Data DS55: Age 7 Teacher Social Skills Survey Raw Data DS56: Age 7 Teacher Rating of Peers and Social Skills Raw Data DS57: Age 7 Teacher Questionnaire List DS58: Age 7 Early Adolescent Temperament-Revised Raw Data DS59: Age 7 Woodcock-Johnson III Raw Data DS60: Age 7 Adult Antisocial Activities Scored Data DS61: Age 7 Adult-Child Relationship Scale Scored Data DS62: Age 7 Beck Anxiety Inventory Scored Data DS63: Age 7 Child Behavior Checklist Aftercare Scored Data DS64: Age 7 Behavioral and Emotional Screening System Scored Data DS65: Age 7 Body Mass Index 1 Scored Data DS66: Age 7 Body Mass Index 2 Scored Data DS67: Age 7 Neighborhood Questionnaire Scored Data DS68: Age 7 Early Adolescent Temperament-Revised Scored Data DS69: Age 7 Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scored Data DS70: Age 7 Child-Peer Relationship & Behavior Survey Aftercare Scored Data DS71: Age 7 Child-Peer Relationship & Behavior Survey Teacher Scored Data DS72: Age 7 Conflict Problem-Solving Scale Scored Data DS73: Age 7 Dyadic Adjustment Scale Scored Data DS74: Age 7 Ethnic Home Environment Inventory Scored Data DS75: Age 7 Ethnic Home Environment Inventory Videotaper Scored Data DS76: Age 7 Family Events Checklist Scored Data DS77: Age 7 Microagression Scale Scored Data DS78: Age 7 Me and My Neighborhood Questionnaire Scored Data DS79: Age 7 Moffitt Scale Scored Data DS80: Age 7 Parental Monitoring Interview Scored Data DS81: Age 7 Parenting Children and Adolescents Scored Data DS82: Age 7 Parent Aftercare Survey Scored Data DS83: Age 7 Peer Acceptance and Social Affiliation Scored Data DS84: Age 7 Child Behavior Checklist Alternate Caregiver Scored Data DS85: Age 7 Child Behavior Checklist Alternate Caregiver Child Coerce Scored Data DS86: Age 7 Child Behavior Checklist Alternate Caregiver Covert Scored Data DS87: Age 7 Parent Involvement in Neighborhood Experiences Scored Data DS88: Age 7 Parent Involvement Scale Scored Data DS89: Age 7 Parent Involvement Scale Teacher Scored Data DS90: Age 7 Parent Rating of Peers and Social Skills Scored Data DS91: Age 7 Parent Rating of Peers and Social Skills ORI Scored Data DS92: Age 7 Relational Aggression Scored Data DS93: Age 7 School Quality Survey Scored Data DS94: Age 7 Student-Teacher Relationship Scale Aftercare Scored Data DS95: Age 7 Student-Teacher Relationship Scale Teacher Scored Data DS96: Age 7 Substance Use Scored Data DS97: Age 7 Child Behavior Checklist Scored Data DS98: Age 7 Inhibitory Control Scored Data DS99: Age 7 Teacher Social Skills Survey Scored Data DS100: Age 7 Teacher Rating of Peers and Social Skills Scored Data DS101: Age 7 Early Adolescent Temperament-Revised Scored Data DS102: Age 7 Woodcock-Johnson III Scored Data
description: The sample includes families enrolled in Women, Infants, and Children Nutritional Supplement (WIC) Programs at three jurisdictions in the US for which the target child needed to be between 2 and 3 years of age at the time of enrollment. Smallest Geographic Unit: City
description: coded on-site observation; coded video observation; cognitive assessment test; face-to-face interview; mail questionnaireFor additional information, please see the study website. A list of more than 80 published papers using the data set can be found here.