Table 4.

Analyses of covariance for posttreatment and follow-up outcomes

	Posttreatment				Follow-Up
	Adjusted Means			Effect Sizea	Adjusted Means			Effect Size
	RPMG	DC	F Ratio		RPMG	DC	F Ratio
Parenting
Mothers re: self
Maltreatment riskb	94.9	107.0	3.77*	.54	90.3	102.4	3.77*	.57
Affective interactionc	77.4	70.4	11.66***	.94	77.9	73.6	3.42*	.54
Instrumental interaction
Limit setting	46.4	47.0	.08	.08	46.6	47.8	.44	.20
Autonomy	39.5	40.5	.21	.13	38.9	41.4	1.29	.33
Children re: mother
Maltreatment risk	91.9	108.0	4.62*	.88	91.1	96.7	.43	.27
Psychosocial adjustment
Mothers re: self
Parenting satisfaction	50.5	46.0	3.06*	.49	51.4	48.5	1.48	.35
Parenting support	44.1	44.2	.00	.00	45.3	43.3	.52	.21
Depression	6.7	8.8	1.65†	.36	6.0	7.6	.95	.28
Mothers re: child
Child maladjustmentd	303.6	321.4	.81	.29	286.1	313.5	1.78†	.45
Children re: self
Clinical maladjustment	43.6	45.1	.30	.22	42.7	45.0	.92	.39
Personal adjustment	51.0	46.5	1.66†	.53	50.9	52.3	.37	.25
School maladjustment	47.3	45.3	.29	.22	44.6	44.8	.00	.00

Note: n = 52 mothers, 24 children at posttreatment; 47 mothers and 24 children at follow-up. All means in italics represent T scores (mean 50).

^aEffect size (d) of .20 is considered small, .40 moderate, and .80 large (Cohen, 1988).

^bDerived from PARQ subscales.

^cDerived from PCRI Involvement and Communication subscales.

^dDerived from BASC Internalizing and Externalizing subscales.

^†p < .10, one-tailed.

^*p < .05, one-tailed.

^***p < .001, one-tailed.