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. 2024 May 13;52(9):1397–1412. doi: 10.1007/s10802-024-01196-8

Table 3.

Means, standard deviations and main effects for primary, secondary, and additional outcomes for the B2S (n = 74) and TAU (n = 78) group

Group Pre Post 3FU Time Time-by-group
M (SD) [valid n] M (SD) [valid n] M (SD) [valid n] F, P (Cohen’s d) F, P (Cohen’s d)

School Attendance – Hours,

Two weeks (%)

B2S 29.80 (27.24) [74] 43.91 (33.10) [65] 57.53 (37.31) [54] 26.96, < 0.001 (1.14) 2.61, 0.108 (0.26)
TAU 35.01 (29.45) [68] 35.64 (35.16) [56] 46.03 (37.18) [53] 9.41, 0.003 (0.75)

School Attendance – Days,

Two weeks (%)

B2S 63.11 (32.94) [74] 74.73 (27.76) [74] 73.19 (31.26) [72] 9.85, 0.002 (0.51) 0.14, 0.709 (0.04)
TAU 56.15 (33.74) [78] 65.75 (34.68) [73] 70.29 (34.97) [70] 12.44, < 0.001 (0.58)
SDQ—Total B2S 14.61 (6.49) [61] 11.98 (6.82) [43] 10.22 (5.78) [41] 32.28, < 0.001 (1.55) 12.57, < 0.001 (0.69)
TAU 14.52 (6.12) [58] 12.56 (5.73) [39] 12.81 (6.72) [37] 1.24, 0.271 (0.31)
    Emotional symptoms B2S 5.57 (2.72) [61] 3.95 (2.97) [43] 3.51 (2.28) [41] 45.84, < 0.001 (1.79) 10.94, 0.001 (0.63)
TAU 5.14 (2.60) [58] 4.15 (2.39) [39] 4.22 (2.86) [37] 3.53, 0.066 (0.52)
    Conduct problems B2S 2.02 (1.81) [61] 1.63 (1.51) [43] 1.32 (1.51) [41] 5.82, 0.018 (0.50) 0.19, 0.662 (0.07)
TAU 2.02 (1.73) [58] 1.59 (1.39) [39] 1.41 (1.59) [37] 6.16, 0.015 (0.56)
    Hyperactivity/Inattention B2S 4.34 (2.73) [61] 4.09 (2.88) [43] 3.61 (2.31) [41] 12.65, < 0.001 (0.76) 2.34, 0.128 (0.28)
TAU 4.90 (2.55) [58] 4.23 (2.28) [39] 4.30 (2.46) [37] 1.00, 0.319 (0.22)
    Problems with peers B2S 2.67 (1.94) [61] 2.30 (1.87) [43] 1.78 (1.54) [41] 11.16, 0.001 (0.87) 13.69, < 0.001 (0.71)
TAU 2.47 (1.94) [58] 2.59 (1.93) [39] 2.89 (2.18) [37] 4.20, 0.045 (0.57)
    Prosocial Behavior B2S 7.61 (1.46) [61] 7.84 (2.09) [43] 8.20 (1.47) [41] 3.79, 0.054 (0.41) 0.64, 0.425 (0.12)
TAU 7.26 (2.07) [58] 7.38 (1.84) [39] 7.38 (1.72) [37] 0.34, 0.559 (0.13)
    Impact B2S 2.90 (3.02) [61] 2.21 (2.52) [43] 1.10 (1.62) [41] 14.94, < 0.001 (0.77) 6.94, 0.009 (0.39)
TAU 2.69 (2.80) [58] 1.67 (1.83) [39] 2.59 (3.00) [37] 0.19, 0.661 (0.10)
SDQ-P—Total B2S 16.49 (5.52) [74] 12.85 (6.23) [65] 11.56 (6.32) [57] 62.04, < 0.001 (1.83) 9.11, 0.003 (0.49)
TAU 15.19 (5.96) [78] 12.81 (5.49) [59] 12.45 (6.05) [53] 13.24, < 0.001 (0.85)
    Emotional symptoms B2S 6.73 (2.50) [74] 4.80 (2.67) [65] 4.40 (2.28) [57] 72.22, < 0.001 (1.51) 4.18, 0.042 (0.26)
TAU 6.32 (2.46) [78] 5.05 (2.53) [59] 4.53 (2.64) [53] 29.40, < 0.001 (0.98)
    Conduct problems B2S 2.38 (1.89) [74] 1.77 (1.78) [65] 1.51 (1.72) [57] 26.71, < 0.001 (0.91) 6.12, 0.014 (0.32)
TAU 1.95 (1.92) [78] 1.54 (1.59) [59] 1.53 (1.51) [53] 3.04, 0.084 (0.33)
    Hyperactivity/Inattention B2S 4.27 (2.53) [74] 4.09 (2.47) [65] 3.37 (2.44) [57] 11.70, < 0.001 (0.60) 3.14, 0.078 (0.23)
TAU 4.17 (2.49) [78] 3.80 (2.41) [59] 4.00 (2.67) [53] 0.93, 0.336 (0.18)
    Problems with peers B2S 3.11 (2.06) [74] 2.18 (1.70) [65] 2.28 (1.92) [57] 15.82, < 0.001 (0.69) 4.03, 0.046 (0.26)
TAU 2.76 (1.90) [78] 2.42 (1.73) [59] 2.40 (2.12) [53] 0.97, 0.328 (0.25)
    Prosocial Behavior B2S 7.26 (2.28) [74] 7.45 (2.31) [65] 7.60 (2.12) [57] 1.90, 0.170 (0.25) 0.50, 0.480, (0.09)
TAU 7.41 (1.98) [78] 7.47 (2.03) [59] 7.45 (2.01) [53] 0.22, 0.640 (0.09)
    Impact B2S 4.93 (3.08) [74] 3.62 (3.30) [65] 2.88 (2.89) [57] 27.44, < 0.001 (1.21) 5.61, 0.019 (0.39)
TAU 4.71 (2.92) [78] 3.86 (2.75) [58] 4.06 (3.37) [53] 3.74, 0.057 (0.46)
SEQ-SS—Total B2S 38.73 (9.41) [74] 43.19 (8.64) [53] 43.80 (9.08) [51] 36.44, < 0.001 (1.39) 7.63, 0.006 (0.46)
TAU 39.94 (9.14) [78] 40.35 (9.02) [49] 40.79 (9.91) [48] 0.66, 0.420 (0.19)
    Academic/Social stress B2S 18.81 (5.12) [74] 21.51 (4.45) [53] 21.92 (4.74) [51] 38.43, < 0.001 (1.17) 8.14, 0.005 (0.38)
TAU 19.28 (4.99) [78] 19.82 (5.05) [49] 20.06 (6.13) [48] 2.53, 0.115 (0.30)
    Separation/Discipline stress B2S 19.92 (5.75) [74] 21.68 (5.39) [53] 21.88 (5.67) [51] 16.96, < 0.001 (0.78) 4.88, 0.028 (0.29)
TAU 20.65 (5.45) [78] 20.53 (5.01) [49] 20.73 (4.95) [48] 0.13, 0.715 (0.07)
SEQ-RSAP B2S 37.23 (6.26) [74] 41.77 (5.81) [65] 43.42 (6.23) [57] 58.54, < 0.001 (1.65) 11.53, < 0.001 (0.53)
TAU 38.97 (5.62) [78] 40.79 (6.26) [58] 41.25 (5.56) [53] 8.10, 0.006 (0.65)

B2S Back2School, TAU Treatment As Usual, Pre Pre assessment, Post Post assessment, 3FU 3 month follow-up