. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jan 1.

Published in final edited form as: Soc Work Ment Health. 2010 Jan;8(1):54–71. doi: 10.1080/15332980902932441

TABLE 2.

Sample change in health and behavior between time 3 and time 4

2a. Mean level change

	Time 3		Time 4

	M	SD	M	SD	t-value	D
Physical health^a	2.23	0.69	2.13	0.66	−2.51^*	−.13
Behavior problems^b	1.82	1.03	1.64	0.97	−3.54^***	−.17
2b. Percentage of the sample who decreased, had no change, or increased

	Decreased		No change		Increased

	n	%	n	%	n	%

Physical health	57	20.7%	186	67.6%	32	11.6%
Behavior problems	72	26.2%	163	59.3%	40	14.5%

p < .05,

^***

p < .001.

For physical health, decreasing scores from Time 3 to Time 4 indicates that the individuals' health was rated as poorer.

For behavior problems, decreasing scores from Time 3 to Time 4 indicates that the individuals' behavior was rated as better, or more normal.