Table 2.

Scores for outcome measures at pre- and post-intervention (n = 16) and 3-month follow-up (n = 14)

Variable (range)	Pre-intervention mean (SD)	Post-intervention mean (SD)	p value* (post-intervention)	Effect size cohen’s d	Follow-up mean (SD)	p value* (follow-up)	Effect size cohen’s d
PARS (0−25)	12.13 (1.96)	8.25 (3.00)	<0.001	1.53	–	–	–
SPAS-total anxiety (0−112)	41.50 (18.15)	27.81 (15.98)	<0.001	0.80	26.29 (13.11)	<0.001	0.89
PEI-emotion knowledge + (0−16)	12.07 (2.55)	14.73 (2.05)	<0.01	−1.15	–	–	–
PEI-social reasoning + (0−16)	9.53 (4.87)	13.53 (2.48)	<0.01	−.1.04	–	–	–
PSWQ (16−80)	46.19 (7.70)	42.31 (7.59)	0.099	0.51	41.50 (7.29)	<0.05	0.63
ATMC + (10−50)	32.56 (5.37)	36.75 (6.80)	<0.01	−0.68	–	–	–

PARS Pediatric Anxiety Rating Scale, SPAS Spence Preschool Anxiety Scale, PEI Preschool Emotion Interview, PSWQ Penn State Worry Questionnaire, ATMC Attitudes Toward My Child

^*Significant at α <0.05. + Higher scores represent better functioning