Table 2.
Sample descriptives on all study predictor variables
| Measure | Mean (SD) or % | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Child demographics | ||
| Female gender | 32.5% | |
| Age | 9.0 (2.7) | 4–13 |
| Racial/ethnic minority | 50.3% | |
| Caregiver/family sociodemographics | ||
| Age | 40.1 (10.2) | 22–69 |
| Racial/ethnic minority | 44.5% | |
| Education level | ||
| Some high school | 17.2% | |
| Some College | 66.7% | |
| College/grad School | 16.1% | |
| Household annual income | $36,255.8 (30,571.2) | $60–250,000 |
| Child clinical characteristics | ||
| Eyberg child behavior inventory problem intensity | 146.7 (36.4) | 59–237 |
| Primary diagnosis: DBD | 20.4% | |
| ADHD | 38.7% | |
| Mood | 23.6% | |
| Anxiety | 8.9% | |
| Other | 8.4% | |
| Caregiver psychosocial functioning | ||
| Drug abuse screening test | .28 (1.0) | 0–8 |
| Alcohol use disorders identification test | 2.1 (3.1) | 0–21 |
| Center for epidemiological studies-depression | 15.4 (10.6) | 0–45 |
| Brief symptom inventory | 57.1 (11.5) | 33–80 |
| Family functioning | ||
| Family relationship inventory | 9.2 (4.5) | −5–17 |
| Family empowerment scale-family | 46.0 (6.8) | 29–60 |
| Family empowerment scale-community | 27.6 (8.5) | 11–50 |
| Family empowerment scale-systems | 51.4 (6.5) | 28–60 |
| Caregiver strain questionnaire | 2.7 (0.8) | 1.1–4.6 |
| Therapist demographics | ||
| Female gender | 85.4% | |
| Age | 32.0 (8.7) | 23–56 |
| Racial/ethnic minority | 34.1% | |
| Therapist level of experience | ||
| Months in practice | 33.3 (42.7) | 0–300 |
| Staff position (v. Trainee) | 41.5% | |
| Licensed | 13.4% | |
| Therapist background | ||
| Discipline: marriage & family therapy | 57.3% | |
| Psychology | 22.0% | |
| Social work | 20.7% | |
| Orientation: cognitive/behavioral | 28.0% | |
| Family systems | 36.6% | |
| Psychodynamic/humanistic | 8.5% | |
| Eclectic/other | 26.8% | |
Note: Sample size for each variable ranges from 136 to 191. Two reasons exist for the missing data. First, several caregiver psychosocial functioning measures (drug abuse screening test, alcohol use disorders identification test, Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression and family functioning (family empowerment scale) were added as supplemental measures after baseline data collection had already begun. Second, a few participants (5 or less) did not complete all questions on self-report forms including socio-demographics and the Brief Symptom Inventory
EBP evidence-based practices, DBD disruptive behavior disorders (oppositional defiant disorder/conduct disorder), ADHD attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder