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Table 3 Child behaviours: Effect size by programme and multiple comparisons between programmes

From: A comparison of the effectiveness of three parenting programmes in improving parenting skills, parent mental-well being and children's behaviour when implemented on a large scale in community settings in 18 English local authorities: the parenting early intervention pathfinder (PEIP)

 

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.

 
  1. Notes: See notes to Table 2