Table 3.

Multilevel Model of Pre-Post Intervention Foster Child Behavior Outcomes (Unstandardized Coefficients, n = 231 Families, n = 59 Groups).

	Post Intervention Problem Behaviors (PDR)
	Model 1	Model 2
Problem Behaviors Pre Intervention Score	0.59***	0.59***
Foster Child Age	−0.12	−0.16
Foster Child Sex (male)	0.40	0.40
Number of Prior Placements	−0.10	−0.13*
Foster Parent- African American	0.66	1.02
Foster Parent- Hispanic	0.73	1.07
Foster Parent Age	0.02	0.02
Ethnic Match Foster Parent-Child	0.22	0.25
Ethnic Match Foster Parent-Group Leader	−0.51	−0.56
Kinship Status	−0.32	−0.41
Log FP Mood	2.88	3.09
Group Engagement × Child Age		0.36
Group Engagement × Child Sex (male)		1.08
Group Engagement × Prior Placements		−0.74*
Group Engagement × FP African American		−4.53
Group Engagement × FP Hispanic		−3.35
Group Engagement × FP Age		0.02
Group Engagement × Ethnic Match Child		1.04
Group Engagement × Ethnic Match Leader		2.12
Group Engagement × FP Kinship		−2.95
Group Engagement × FP Mood		−1.11
Incremental Change in Proportion of Variance Explained	.47	.36

Note: FP = foster parent; PDR = Parent Daily Report

^***p <.001

^*p <.05