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Table 2 Descriptive statistics of study variables in both treatment conditions at all measurement occasions

From: Effectiveness of a multidisciplinary treatment with youth-initiated mentoring for youths with mental health needs from multi-problem families: a quasi-experimental study

 

T1 – Baseline

T2–3 months after

T3–9 months after

T4–15 months after

n

M (SD) / %

n

M (SD) / %

n

M (SD) / %

n

M (SD) / %

Youth resilience (Y)

98

3.76 (0.53)

77

3.73 (0.56)

76

3.68 (0.63)

74

3.66 (0.62)

 Care as usual

29

3.52 (0.48)

27

3.54 (0.68)

25

3.38 (0.76)

24

3.38 (0.68)

 InConnection

69

3.87 (0.51)

50

3.82 (0.45)

51

3.82 (0.51)

50

3.80 (0.55)

Youth well-being (Y)

98

2.73 (1.17)

77

2.79 (1.17)

76

2.72 (1.24)

74

2.59 (1.24)

 Care as usual

29

2.57 (1.28)

27

2.47 (1.36)

25

2.50 (1.26)

24

2.23 (1.25)

 InConnection

69

2.79 (1.13)

50

2.96 (1.03)

51

2.82 (1.23)

50

2.76 (1.20)

Youth emotional/behavioral problems (Y)

98

0.68 (0.39)

77

0.62 (0.33)

76

0.62 (0.34)

74

0.62 (0.36)

 Care as usual

29

0.69 (0.38)

27

0.68 (0.36)

25

0.72 (0.38)

24

0.67 (0.38)

 InConnection

69

0.68 (0.40)

50

0.59 (0.31)

51

0.57 (0.30)

50

0.59 (0.35)

Youth emotional/behavioral problems (P)

85

1.00 (0.43)

63

0.92 (0.38)

73

0.91 (0.37)

66

0.87 (0.40)

 Care as usual

31

0.91 (0.41)

22

0.89 (0.44)

28

0.92 (0.33)

26

0.95 (0.34)

 InConnection

54

1.05 (0.44)

41

0.93 (0.35)

45

0.90 (0.39)

40

0.82 (0.44)

Risk of child unsafety (C)

105

5.07 (2.96)

72

4.78 (3.40)

77

4.23 (3.19)

51

3.43 (2.60)

 Care as usual

34

4.65 (3.20)

25

5.00 (3.63)

26

4.31 (3.67)

15

2.67 (2.82)

 InConnection

71

5.27 (2.84)

47

4.66 (3.30)

51

4.20 (2.96)

36

3.75 (4.00)

Out-of-home placements: Yes (Y)

-

-

76

14.5%

75

13.3%

74

12.2%

 Care as usual

-

-

26

15.4%

25

8.0%

24

20.8%

 InConnection

-

-

50

14.0%

50

16.0%

50

8.0%

Parent-child relationship quality (Y)

93

2.85 (0.67)

73

2.94 (0.64)

72

2.87 (0.61)

68

2.83 (0.70)

 Care as usual

26

2.75 (0.72)

24

2.88 (0.71)

25

2.75 (0.60)

22

2.88 (0.62)

 InConnection

67

2.89 (0.65)

49

2.96 (0.61)

47

2.93 (0.61)

46

2.80 (0.75)

Parent-child relationship quality (P)

85

3.11 (0.47)

63

3.01 (0.61)

73

3.16 (0.49)

67

3.08 (0.56)

 Care as usual

31

3.09 (0.49)

22

3.11 (0.55)

28

3.12 (0.56)

26

3.06 (0.54)

 InConnection

54

3.12 (0.46)

41

3.00 (0.64)

45

3.19 (0.46)

41

3.10 (0.57)

Parental resilience (P)

83

4.08 (0.52)

60

4.02 (0.49)

71

4.02 (0.49)

66

4.05 (0.55)

 Care as usual

30

4.12 (0.54)

21

4.06 (0.50)

26

4.06 (0.50)

25

4.04 (0.54)

 InConnection

53

4.06 (0.51)

39

4.00 (0.49)

45

3.99 (0.50)

41

4.06 (0.57)

Parental well-being (P)

63

2.93 (1.20)

52

2.97 (1.04)

71

2.95 (1.05)

63

2.72 (0.93)

 Care as usual

29

2.98 (1.17)

21

3.04 (1.06)

26

2.96 (0.99)

25

2.78 (0.73)

 InConnection

34

2.88 (1.24)

31

2.92 (1.04)

45

2.95 (1.10)

38

2.67 (1.05)

Parental empowerment (P)

80

3.90 (0.59)

59

3.85 (0.49)

70

3.91 (0.50)

65

3.91 (0.58)

 Care as usual

29

3.84 (0.76)

21

3.77 (0.53)

26

3.80 (0.55)

25

3.71 (0.66)

 InConnection

51

3.94 (0.48)

38

3.90 (0.46)

44

3.98 (0.45)

40

4.03 (0.49)

Positive parenting (P)

87

4.05 (0.60)

65

4.00 (0.69)

75

4.17 (0.59)

69

4.13 (0.55)

 Care as usual

33

4.15 (0.60)

24

4.04 (0.49)

30

4.09 (0.62)

28

4.04 (0.51)

 InConnection

54

3.99 (0.60)

41

3.98 (0.78)

45

4.23 (0.56)

41

4.20 (0.57)

Poor supervision (P)

87

2.34 (1.04)

64

2.34 (1.20)

75

2.39 (1.13)

66

2.42 (1.02)

 Care as usual

33

2.26 (1.02)

24

2.73 (1.32)

30

2.67 (1.27)

28

2.59 (1.03)

 InConnection

54

2.39 (1.05)

40

2.10 (1.08)

45

2.20 (1.01)

38

2.29 (1.01)

Inconsistent discipline (P)

86

2.71 (0.90)

65

2.58 (0.77)

75

2.50 (0.82)

66

2.55 (0.79)

 Care as usual

32

2.69 (0.79)

24

2.54 (0.67)

30

2.46 (0.72)

28

2.58 (0.77)

 InConnection

54

2.72 (0.96)

41

2.60 (0.82)

45

2.53 (0.88)

38

2.52 (0.81)

Social resourcefulness (Y)

98

2.11 (0.67)

76

2.24 (0.63)

75

2.13 (0.70)

73

2.16 (0.69)

 Care as usual

29

2.02 (0.61)

26

2.22 (0.70)

25

1.99 (0.75)

23

2.18 (0.81)

 InConnection

69

2.14 (0.70)

50

2.25 (2.59)

50

2.20 (0.67)

50

2.16 (0.64)

Shared-decision making (Y)

91

6.88 (2.47)

74

6.80 (2.11)

58

7.26 (2.29)

53

6.78 (2.27)

 Care as usual

28

5.81 (3.10)

26

6.21 (2.67)

16

6.91 (2.45)

18

5.97 (2.95)

 InConnection

63

7.35 (1.99)

48

7.11 (1.68)

42

7.39 (2.24)

35

7.20 (1.74)

Shared-decision making (P)

77

7.47 (1.98)

36

6.74 (1.87)

50

7.80 (1.85)

17

7.24 (1.59)

 Care as usual

28

7.82 (2.09)

18

7.00 (1.89)

20

7.80 (2.01)

6

7.75 (1.89)

 InConnection

49

7.27 (1.91)

18

6.47 (1.87)

30

7.80 (1.77)

11

6.95 (1.42)

Treatment motivation (Y)

96

3.58 (0.65)

74

3.56 (0.72)

57

3.49 (0.88)

54

3.53 (0.82)

 Care as usual

29

3.74 (0.71)

26

3.76 (0.87)

16

3.42 (0.97)

18

3.65 (0.95)

 InConnection

67

3.51 (0.61)

48

3.45 (0.61)

41

3.52 (0.85)

36

3.47 (0.76)

  1. Note. Y = reported by youth; P = reported by parents; C = reported by case managers