Table 1.

Comparison of Intervention and Treatment Groups at Pre-Assessment

Variable Pre-Assessment	Intervention Group Mean (sd) (n=20)	Control Group Mean (sd) (n=20)	t value (p)
DEMOGRAPHIC
1.Mom Age	24.5 (3.7)	26.8 (5.4)	t=1.56 (p=.13)
2.Child Age in Months	4.4 (.17)	5.3 (.22)	t=1.25 (p=.22)
3.% Whose Income is less than or   equal to 185% Poverty	.85 (.37)	.79 (.42)	t= −.48 (p=.63)
4.Extenuating Financial Strain	.15 (.37)	.21 (.42)	t=.48 (p=.63)
5.# family members in home	3.8 (1.0)	3.9 (1.2)	t=.29 (p=.77)
6.# children in home	1.6 (.88)	1.9 (1.0)	t=.99 (p=.33)
7.% Families Receiving Other Child   Services	.25 (.44)	.50 (.51)	t=1.65 (p=.11)
INTERNET
1.% Current Internet Service in   Home	.65 (.49)	.75 (.44)	t=.68 (p=.50)
2.Comfort with Computer Use	3.8 (.41)	3.6 (.66)	t=−1.0 (p=.32)
MOTHER-CHILD FUNCTIONING
1.Observed Mom Positive Play	4.2 (.90)	4.3 (.65)	t=.47 (p=.64)
2.Observed Infant Positive Play	3.4 (.77)	3.7 (.70)	t=1.23 (p=.23)
3.Reported Maternal Depressive   symptoms	55.4 (18.1)	56.0 (19.0)	t=.11 (p=.92)

Note. For those who didn’t report income less than or equal to 185% poverty, there were extenuating circumstances reported that placed financial strain on them (e.g., medical bills, large child support payments, etc). Hence, income and extenuating circumstances variables are indirectly related to one another, yielding equivalent t and p values for but, in opposite directions; The Early Intervention variable reflects the percent of families receiving at least one early intervention service (e.g., Early Head Start, Birth to Three); The internet access variable represents the mean score based on a 4 point scale (1=not at all comfortable; 2 = somewhat comfortable; 3 = moderately comfortable; 4 = very comfortable); Maternal and Child Functioning variables at pre-assessment are the outcome variables analyzed at post-assessment.