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. 2013 Oct 19;13:972. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-972

Table 8.

Improvements in parenting and child behaviour between pre-course and post-course for Incredible Years, Strengthening Families 10-14, Strengthening Families Strengthening Communities, and Triple P (children aged 8-13 years)

Age 8–13 only
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Incredible years
SFP 10-14
SFSC
Triple P
 
  Variable N Pre- course Post- course Effect size N Pre- course Post- course Effect size N Pre- course Post- course Effect size N Pre- course Post- course Effect size
Parent
Mental Well-Being
200
43.1
50.5
0.75
446
41.1
47.3
0.64
188
44.0
51.6
0.71
634
43.8
52.6
0.88
 
 
(10.1)
(9.7)
 
 
(10.2)
(9.4)
 
 
(11.4)
(9.8)
 
 
(10.6)
(9.4)
 
 
Parental laxness
192
20.8
17.0
-0.54
440
21.8
18.3
-0.52
186
21.5
17.6
-0.60
658
21.3
15.7
-0.79
 
 
 
(7.4)
(6.8)
 
 
(7.3)
(6.5)
 
 
(6.8)
(6.3)
 
 
(7.6)
(6.4)
 
 
Parental overreactivity
194
22.5
17.9
-0.72
442
24.1
19.7
-0.70
188
23.5
18.8
-0.76
664
23.1
16.2
-1.06
 
 
 
(6.6)
(6.3)
 
 
(6.5)
(6.3)
 
 
(6.1)
(6.2)
 
 
(6.9)
(6.1)
 
 
Parenting total score
188
46.0
37.3
-0.71
436
49.0
40.3
-0.74
185
47.8
38.9
-0.79
655
47.2
34.3
-1.09
 
 
 
(12.2)
(12.3)
 
 
(11.8)
(11.7)
 
 
(10.9)
(11.7)
 
 
(12.2)
(11.5)
 
Child
Emotional symptoms
197
4.3
3.1
-0.45
453
4.6
3.6
-0.37
189
4.3
3.3
-0.39
669
4.1
3.1
-0.40
 
 
 
(2.7)
(2.6)
 
 
(2.7)
(2.7)
 
 
(2.5)
(2.6)
 
 
(2.6)
(2.4)
 
 
Conduct problems
198
4.4
3.7
-0.30
451
5.2
4.2
-0.39
189
4.4
3.6
-0.32
667
4.7
3.5
-0.53
 
 
 
(2.6)
(2.6)
 
 
(2.5)
(2.5)
 
 
(2.5)
(2.4)
 
 
(2.4)
(2.3)
 
 
Hyperactivity
198
6.2
5.4
-0.27
453
6.5
5.8
-0.27
187
6.1
5.4
-0.26
672
6.4
5.3
-0.39
 
 
 
(2.9)
(2.9)
 
 
(2.7)
(2.7)
 
 
(2.7)
(2.5)
 
 
(2.7)
(2.6)
 
 
Peer problems
196
3.4
3.3
-0.05
452
3.7
3.5
-0.11
186
3.6
3.2
-0.18
667
3.5
3.1
-0.15
 
 
 
(2.3)
(2.3)
 
 
(2.5)
(2.3)
 
 
(2.3)
(2.2)
 
 
(2.3)
(2.2)
 
 
Prosocial scale
200
6.5
6.7
0.10
452
6.4
6.6
0.11
189
6.4
6.9
0.21
672
6.5
7.0
0.24
 
 
 
(2.2)
(2.1)
 
 
(2.3)
(2.3)
 
 
(2.3)
(2.2)
 
 
(2.4)
(2.2)
 
 
Impact
192
3.3
2.0
-0.49
437
4.2
2.5
-0.60
187
3.2
2.0
-0.44
636
3.5
1.9
-0.62
 
 
 
(2.7)
(2.6)
 
 
(2.8)
(2.7)
 
 
(2.9)
(2.6)
 
 
(2.7)
(2.5)
 
 
SDQ total score
192
18.4
15.4
-0.38
441
20.1
17.2
-0.40
180
18.4
15.6
-0.38
654
18.6
15.0
-0.51
      (7.5) (8.2)     (7.4) (7.7)     (7.5) (7.5)     (7.1) (7.2)  

Effect sizes are in bold to aid clarity.