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Table 6 Improvements in parenting and child behaviour between pre-course and post-course for Incredible Years, Strengthening Families Programme 10-14, Strengthening Families Strengthening Communities, and Triple P

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

  

Incredible years

SFP 10-4

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

431

43.9

52.1

0.85

539

40.7

47.5

0.69

453

44.0

51.6

0.74

1562

44.1

52.7

0.85

  

(10.1)

(9.3)

  

(10.6)

(9.4)

  

(10.9)

(9.4)

  

(10.8)

(9.3)

 
 

Parental laxness

415

20.9

16.0

-0.73

533

22.1

18.2

-0.57

439

20.8

17.1

-0.54

1563

21.5

15.9

-0.83

   

(6.9)

(6.4)

  

(7.3)

(6.5)

  

(7.2)

(6.6)

  

(7.2)

(6.3)

 
 

Parental overreactivity

418

22.1

16.9

-0.77

538

24.1

19.3

-0.74

438

21.8

17.4

-0.71

1571

22.4

16.0

-0.96

   

(7)

(6.3)

  

(6.5)

(6.4)

  

(6.5)

(6.2)

  

(6.9)

(6.3)

 
 

Parenting total score

407

45.5

35.2

-0.86

529

49.3

40.0

-0.79

432

45.3

36.9

-0.71

1554

46.6

34.1

-1.04

   

(12)

(11.8)

  

(11.8)

(11.8)

  

(11.7)

(11.7)

  

(12.2)

(11.7)

 

Child

Emotional symptoms

424

3.8

2.9

-0.36

547

4.6

3.7

-0.36

437

3.6

2.7

-0.37

1565

3.6

2.7

-0.40

   

(2.6)

(2.5)

  

(2.8)

(2.7)

  

(2.6)

(2.5)

  

(2.6)

(2.4)

 
 

Conduct problems

425

4.2

3.2

-0.42

545

5.2

4.2

-0.41

433

4.0

3.3

-0.32

1559

4.4

3.2

-0.54

   

(2.4)

(2.4)

  

(2.5)

(2.5)

  

(2.4)

(2.3)

  

(2.4)

(2.2)

 
 

Hyperactivity

424

6.1

5.2

-0.33

547

6.4

5.7

-0.26

427

6.0

5.3

-0.25

1562

6.3

5.2

-0.40

   

(2.8)

(2.8)

  

(2.7)

(2.7)

  

(2.7)

(2.6)

  

(2.7)

(2.6)

 
 

Peer problems

420

3.1

2.9

-0.10

545

3.7

3.5

-0.11

427

3.2

2.9

-0.17

1560

3.3

2.9

-0.17

   

(2.2)

(2.1)

  

(2.4)

(2.3)

  

(2.2)

(2)

  

(2.2)

(2.1)

 
 

Prosocial scale

427

6.6

6.9

0.17

546

6.4

6.6

0.13

430

6.3

6.8

0.24

1584

6.4

7.0

0.27

   

(2.1)

(2.1)

  

(2.3)

(2.3)

  

(2.2)

(2.2)

  

(2.3)

(2.1)

 
 

Impact

413

2.8

1.6

-0.47

531

4.2

2.5

-0.61

426

2.5

1.5

-0.37

1500

2.9

1.4

-0.57

   

(2.7)

(2.3)

  

(2.9)

(2.7)

  

(2.8)

(2.4)

  

(2.8)

(2.3)

 
 

SDQ total score

411

17.3

14.1

-0.43

532

20.0

17.1

-0.40

413

16.8

14.0

-0.39

1496

17.6

14.0

-0.51

   

(7.1)

(7.6)

  

(7.2)

(7.6)

  

(7.2)

(7.3)

  

(7)

(7.1)

 
  1. Note. Effect sizes are in bold to aid clarity.