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Table 8 Improvements in parenting and child behaviour between pre-course and post-course for Incredible Years, Strengthening Families 10-14, Strengthening Families Strengthening Communities, and Triple P (children aged 8-13 years)

From: Evaluation of the national roll-out of parenting programmes across England: the parenting early intervention programme (PEIP)

Age 8–13 only

                
  

Incredible years

SFP 10-14

SFSC

Triple P

 
 

Variable

N

Pre- course

Post- course

Effect size

N

Pre- course

Post- course

Effect size

N

Pre- course

Post- course

Effect size

N

Pre- course

Post- course

Effect size

Parent

Mental Well-Being

200

43.1

50.5

0.75

446

41.1

47.3

0.64

188

44.0

51.6

0.71

634

43.8

52.6

0.88

  

(10.1)

(9.7)

  

(10.2)

(9.4)

  

(11.4)

(9.8)

  

(10.6)

(9.4)

 
 

Parental laxness

192

20.8

17.0

-0.54

440

21.8

18.3

-0.52

186

21.5

17.6

-0.60

658

21.3

15.7

-0.79

   

(7.4)

(6.8)

  

(7.3)

(6.5)

  

(6.8)

(6.3)

  

(7.6)

(6.4)

 
 

Parental overreactivity

194

22.5

17.9

-0.72

442

24.1

19.7

-0.70

188

23.5

18.8

-0.76

664

23.1

16.2

-1.06

   

(6.6)

(6.3)

  

(6.5)

(6.3)

  

(6.1)

(6.2)

  

(6.9)

(6.1)

 
 

Parenting total score

188

46.0

37.3

-0.71

436

49.0

40.3

-0.74

185

47.8

38.9

-0.79

655

47.2

34.3

-1.09

   

(12.2)

(12.3)

  

(11.8)

(11.7)

  

(10.9)

(11.7)

  

(12.2)

(11.5)

 

Child

Emotional symptoms

197

4.3

3.1

-0.45

453

4.6

3.6

-0.37

189

4.3

3.3

-0.39

669

4.1

3.1

-0.40

   

(2.7)

(2.6)

  

(2.7)

(2.7)

  

(2.5)

(2.6)

  

(2.6)

(2.4)

 
 

Conduct problems

198

4.4

3.7

-0.30

451

5.2

4.2

-0.39

189

4.4

3.6

-0.32

667

4.7

3.5

-0.53

   

(2.6)

(2.6)

  

(2.5)

(2.5)

  

(2.5)

(2.4)

  

(2.4)

(2.3)

 
 

Hyperactivity

198

6.2

5.4

-0.27

453

6.5

5.8

-0.27

187

6.1

5.4

-0.26

672

6.4

5.3

-0.39

   

(2.9)

(2.9)

  

(2.7)

(2.7)

  

(2.7)

(2.5)

  

(2.7)

(2.6)

 
 

Peer problems

196

3.4

3.3

-0.05

452

3.7

3.5

-0.11

186

3.6

3.2

-0.18

667

3.5

3.1

-0.15

   

(2.3)

(2.3)

  

(2.5)

(2.3)

  

(2.3)

(2.2)

  

(2.3)

(2.2)

 
 

Prosocial scale

200

6.5

6.7

0.10

452

6.4

6.6

0.11

189

6.4

6.9

0.21

672

6.5

7.0

0.24

   

(2.2)

(2.1)

  

(2.3)

(2.3)

  

(2.3)

(2.2)

  

(2.4)

(2.2)

 
 

Impact

192

3.3

2.0

-0.49

437

4.2

2.5

-0.60

187

3.2

2.0

-0.44

636

3.5

1.9

-0.62

   

(2.7)

(2.6)

  

(2.8)

(2.7)

  

(2.9)

(2.6)

  

(2.7)

(2.5)

 
 

SDQ total score

192

18.4

15.4

-0.38

441

20.1

17.2

-0.40

180

18.4

15.6

-0.38

654

18.6

15.0

-0.51

   

(7.5)

(8.2)

  

(7.4)

(7.7)

  

(7.5)

(7.5)

  

(7.1)

(7.2)

 
  1. Effect sizes are in bold to aid clarity.