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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jan 21.
Published in final edited form as: Child Dev. 2008 Nov-Dec;79(6):1802–1817. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2008.01227.x

Table 4.

Intervention Effects on Child Behaviors

Variable Control group Intervention Group Intervention Effect
Pre Post Pre Post Effect P-value
Social-Emotional Behaviors
Social Competence - Teacher NA 3.98 (.88) NA 4.15 (.82) .24 .10
Social Competence – Parent 3.59 (.76) 3.66 (.84) 3.60 (.84) 3.73 (.80) .09 .24
Social Competence - Observer NA 2.21 (.53) NA 2.36 (.49) .26 .08
Aggression – Teacher NA 4.12 (1.70) NA 3.69 (1.52) −.28 .05
Aggression – Parent 2.93 (.94) 2.86 (.97) 2.88 (1.02) 2.71 (.99) −.13 .08
Aggression – Observer NA .37 (.34) NA .30 (.31) −.19 .23
Learning Engagement at School
Learning Engagement - Teacher NA 4.97 (.90) NA 5.08 (.86) .17 .11
Task Orientation - Observer 3.35 (.48) 3.38 (.49) 3.27 (.60) 3.49 (.49) .29 .02
Attention Problems – Teacher NA .73 (.66) NA .66 (.63) −.14 .21
Learning Engagement at Home
Attention Problems – Parent 1.28 (.62) 1.64 (.70) 1.24 (.68) 1.48 (.81) −.10 .06
Language/Communication - Parent .00 (.59) −.07 (.52) .00 (.55) .06 (.56) .25 .02
Reading Activities - Parent −.01 (.63) −.05 (.65) .01 (.58) .05 (.51) .17 .07