Table 2.
Mean changes in study outcomes, ANCOVA, with respective baseline score as covariate
| Outcomes | Δ H@H group (n = 47) |
Δ Control group (n = 41) |
F statistic | p value | ESa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satisfaction with relationship with child | |||||
| Pre to post intervention | 0.30 | 0.05 | 5.54 | 0.02* | 0.25 |
| Pre to 3-months post intervention | 0.26 | 0.07 | 2.77 | 0.10 | 0.18 |
| Targeted behaviors: self-reported frequencies | |||||
| Made effort to enhance relationship | |||||
| Pre to post-intervention | −0.15 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.85 | 0.00 |
| Pre to 3-months post-intervention | −0.02 | 0.02 | 0.63 | 0.43 | 0.08 |
| Stated clear expectations | |||||
| Pre to post-intervention | −0.32 | −0.07 | 0.11 | 0.74 | 0.03 |
| Pre to 3-months post-intervention | −0.43 | −0.05 | 0.41 | 0.53 | 0.07 |
| Gave reasonable consequences | |||||
| Pre to post-intervention | −0.38 | −0.22 | 0.89 | 0.35 | 0.10 |
| Pre to 3-months post-intervention | −0.38 | −0.44 | 0.40 | 0.53 | 0.07 |
| Stayed calm when child argued | |||||
| Pre to post-intervention | 0.32 | 0.07 | 3.17 | 0.08 | 0.19 |
| Pre to 3-months post-intervention | 0.19 | 0.07 | 0.97 | 0.33 | 0.11 |
| Negotiated good behavior | |||||
| Pre to post-intervention | −0.32 | −0.32 | 8.71 | 0.04* | 0.32 |
| Pre to 3-months post-intervention | −0.32 | 0.02 | 0.21 | 0.65 | 0.04 |
| Family harmony | |||||
| Pre to post intervention | 0.14 | 0.02 | 9.39 | <0.01* | 0.33 |
| Pre to 3-months post intervention | 0.06 | 0.28 | 0.58 | 0.45 | 0.08 |
Positive change scores indicate an increase and negative change scores indicate a decrease in study outcomes
H@H group Harmony@Home group
* The result is statistically significant at p < 0.05
a ES Cohen’s effect size index f: 0.10 = small, 0.25 = medium, 0.40 = large