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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Consult Clin Psychol. 2011 Apr;79(2):203–214. doi: 10.1037/a0022896

Table 2.

Least Squares Means and Standard Errors for Relationship Context, Mother's Mental Health, Child Mental Health, and Family Outcome Variables by Group (Control, Intervention) across time

Control Group – M (SE) Intervention Group – M (SE)


Baseline 3-month 6-month 9-month Baseline 3-month 6-month 9-month
Relationship Context (Targeted by Intervention)
Disclosure Self-Efficacy 1008.39 (89.21) 1031.69 (104.19) 1150.59 (111.32) 1197.23 (113.16) 1108.51 (91.46) 1434.08 (111.00) 1487.76 (117.54) 1401.35 (114.37)
Parent/Child Communication 28.88 (0.62) 29.22 (0.52) 28.99 (0.56) 28.64 (0.53) 30.38 (0.64) 29.45 (0.54) 30.08 (0.59) 29.51 (0.53)
Family Cohesion 16.34 (0.48) 16.40 (0.44) 16.40 (0.44) 16.76 (0.45) 16.64 (0.50) 16.75 (0.46) 16.94 (0.46) 17.67 (0.45)
Mother’s Mental Health Outcomes
RAND Mental Health Inventory (MHI)
  Anxiety 21.59 (1.32) 20.01 (1.33) 21.76 (1.44) 21.36 (1.33) 22.10 (1.36) 20.67 (1.38) 20.45 (1.50) 21.05 (1.34)
  Depression 9.27 (0.61) 8.95 (0.50) 9.20 (0.66) 9.35 (0.57) 9.03 (0.63) 8.35 (0.52) 8.07 (0.68) 8.71 (0.57)
  Satisfaction Item 4.71 (0.19) 4.99 (0.22) 4.72 (0.20) 4.25 (0.22) 4.56 (0.19) 4.33 (0.23) 4.66 (0.21) 4.80 (0.22)
Medical Outcome Study Short Form 36 (MOS SF-36)
  Role-Emotional 2.30 (0.18) 2.12 (0.18) 2.17 (0.21) 2.24 (0.19) 2.10 (0.19) 2.49 (0.19) 2.24 (0.22) 2.68 (0.19)
Child Outcomes
Child Depression Inventory (CDI)
  Total 7.39 (1.00) 6.52 (0.91) 4.87 (0.89) 4.84 (0.95) 10.62 (1.03) 5.78 (0.94) 5.77 (0.96) 5.20 (0.92)
  Negative Self-Esteem 0.78 (0.23) 0.65 (0.17) 0.43 (0.17) 0.51 (0.20) 1.23 (0.24) 0.67 (0.17) 0.82 (0.19) 0.54 (0.19)
  Anhedonia 3.22 (0.44) 2.83 (0.44) 2.34 (0.48) 2.04 (0.42) 4.56 (0.45) 2.48 (0.46) 2.44 (0.52) 2.16 (0.40)
  Interpersonal Problems 0.76 (0.23) 0.67 (0.18) 0.78 (0.16) 0.78 (0.19) 1.46 (0.23) 0.51 (0.18) 0.49 (0.18) 0.58 (0.18)
  Ineffectiveness 1.17 (0.29) 1.12 (0.25) 0.91 (0.22) 0.94 (0.24) 1.97 (0.30) 1.27 (0.26) 1.06 (0.25) 1.06 (0.23)
  Negative Mood 1.78 (0.30) 1.35 (0.23) 0.65 (0.17) 0.83 (0.24) 2.05 (0.31) 1.20 (0.23) 0.96 (0.18) 1.23 (0.23)
Piers-Harris
  Freedom from Anxiety 10.71 (0.38) 10.64 (0.40) 10.76 (0.44) 11.53 (0.47) 9.49 (0.39) 10.67 (0.42) 10.69 (0.48) 10.56 (0.46)
  Happiness 7.37 (0.20) 7.35 (0.17) 7.47 (0.15) 7.27 (0.18) 6.67 (0.21) 7.33 (0.17) 7.35 (0.17) 7.44 (0.17)
Family Outcomes
Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment
  Trust 42.12 (0.90) 41.47 (1.06) 43.02 (0.91) 42.28 (1.21) 42.69 (0.92) 42.66 (1.09) 43.48 (1.00) 43.14 (1.14)
  Communication 34.00 (0.99) 33.07 (1.06) 35.42 (0.96) 34.45 (1.27) 34.54 (1.01) 34.87 (1.09) 37.42 (1.04) 36.36 (1.22)
  Alienation 22.46 (0.81) 23.24 (0.75) 22.94 (0.89) 23.93 (1.09) 22.79 (0.83) 23.60 (0.78) 23.54 (0.98) 24.99 (1.02)
  Total 98.59 (2.22) 97.93 (2.40) 101.12 (2.32) 100.22 (3.08) 100.30 (2.28) 101.44 (2.47) 104.34 (2.48) 104.55 (2.98)
Family Routines 32.17 (0.93) 31.55 (0.95) 33.13 (1.20) 31.96 (1.19) 32.44 (0.95) 32.42 (0.99) 33.68 (1.25) 33.07 (1.20)