Table 3 Child behaviours: Effect size by programme and multiple comparisons between programmes
| SFSC | Incredible Years | Triple P | ANOVA |
ANOVA multiple comparisons Mean difference (CIs) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDQ Variable | N |
Before (Mean, SD) |
After (Mean, SD) | Effect size | N |
Before (Mean, SD) |
After (Mean, SD) | Effect size | N |
Before (Mean, SD) |
After (Mean, SD) | Effect size |
F-test (df) p-value | SFSC-IY | SFSC-TP | IY-TP | Summary |
| Emotional symptoms | 341 |
3.6 (2.5) |
2.6 (2.1) | -0.43 | 232 |
3.9 (2.3) |
3.1 (2.5) | -0.34 | 494 |
3.8 (2.6) |
2.7 (2.4) | -0.45 |
F(2,973) = 1.32 p = .269 | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | |
| Conduct problems | 344 |
3.8 (2.4) |
2.8 (2.1) | -0.44 | 232 |
4.7 (2.2) |
3.2 (2.1) | -0.71 | 495 |
4.5 (2.4) |
3.2 (2.2) | -0.56 |
F(2,975) = 2.69, p = .068 |
0.51** (0.09, 0.94) |
0.27 (-0.08, 0.62) |
-0.24 (-0.64, 0.15) | SFSC < IY |
| Hyper-activity | 329 |
5.8 (2.6) |
4.6 (2.4) | -0.46 | 231 |
6.5 (2.7) |
5.4 (2.7) | -0.41 | 493 |
6.3 (2.7) |
5.1 (2.7) | -0.43 |
F(2,964) = 0.60, p = .548 | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | |
| Peer problems | 337 |
3.3 (2.2) |
2.9 (2.1) | -0.19 | 231 |
3.4 (2.2) |
2.9 (2.2) | -0.22 | 496 |
3.2 (2.3) |
2.6 (2.1) | -0.28 |
F(2,970) = 1.32, p = .268 | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | |
| Prosocial behaviours | 341 |
6.8 (2.4) |
7.1 (2.2) | 0.15 | 232 |
6.5 (2.2) |
7.3 (2.0) | 0.41 | 495 |
6.2 (2.3) |
6.8 (2.2) | 0.28 |
F(2,972) = 4.12, p = .017 |
-0.55 ** (-0.99, -0.12) |
-0.35 (-0.71, 0.02) |
0.21 (-0.20, 0.61) | SFSC < IY |
| Impact | 324 |
2.4 (2.5) |
1.4 (2.3) | - 0.38 | 228 |
2.6 (2.4) |
1.7 (2.4) | - 0.38 | 479 |
3.5 (2.9) |
1.9 (2.4) | -0.60 |
F(2,937) = 5.61, p = .004 |
0.01 (-0.48, 0.49) |
0.60 *** (-3.15, -0.89) |
0.60 ** (0.15, 1.03) | (SFSC = IY) < TP |
| SDQ total difficulties | 321 |
16.4 (6.8) |
12.8 (6.6) | - 0.55 | 227 |
18.4 (6.7) |
14.6 (7.0) | -0.57 | 490 |
17.8 (7.1) |
13.6 (7.1) | -0.59 |
F(2,952) = 0.66, p = .518 | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | |