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. 2016 Feb 16;18(2):e26. doi: 10.2196/jmir.5173

Table 3.

Univariate analyses of covariance comparing group 1 and group 2 on primary and secondary outcome measures during first 10 weeks.

Measuresa Group 1 (n=88) Group 2 (n=82) ANCOVA

Least square mean (SE) 95% CI Least square mean (SE) 95% CI F 1,163 b P Cohen’s d
Parent-reported







Primary outcomes








Time management 10.66 (1.64) 7.42, 13.89 4.68 (1.72) 1.29, 8.07 8.56 .004c 0.39


BRIEF (subscale Plan/Organize) 1.47 (0.36) 0.75, 2.18 0.64 (0.38) –0.11, 1.39 3.32 .07c 0.35


SSRS (subscale Cooperation) 1.10 (0.34) 0.43, 1.78 0.46 (0.36) –0.25, 1.16 2.32 .13c 0.16

Secondary outcomes








It’s about time 2.74 (0.73) 1.30, 4.17 1.18 (0.76) –0.32, 2.68 2.98 .09 0.20


BRIEF (subscale Working Memory) 0.75 (0.32) 0.11, 1.38 –0.17 (0.33) –0.83, 0.49 5.16 .02 0.51


SSRS (Total) 2.24 (0.81) 0.64, 3.83 0.58 (0.85) –1.09, 2.26 2.68 .10 0.05


SSRS (subscale Assertiveness) 0.32 (0.27) –0.22, 0.85 –0.06 (0.28) –0.62, 0.49 1.28 .26 0.04


SSRS (subscale Responsibility) 0.75 (0.25) 0.27, 1.23 0.11 (0.26) –0.39, 0.62 4.28 .04 0.04


SSRS (subscale Self-Control) 0.24 (0.29) –0.34, 0.81 0.22 (0.31) –0.38, 0.83 0 .97 0.07
Teacher-reported







Time management 5.30 (1.32) 2.70, 7.90 –0.16 (1.38) –2.88, 2.56 11.05 .001 0.41

BRIEF (subscale Plan/Organize) 0.78 (0.34) 0.11, 1.44 0.14 (0.35) –0.55, 0.84 2.30 .13 0.18

BRIEF (subscale Working Memory) 1.32 (0.34) 0.65, 2.00 0.50 (0.36) –0.20, 1.20 3.79 .05 0.22

SSRS (Total) 2.95 (0.67) 1.64, 4.27 2.36 (0.70) 0.98, 3.74 0.51 .48 0
Self-reported







Self-efficacy 3.06 (2.42) –0.73, 7.84 –2.13 (2.55) –7.16, 2.90 2.95 .09 0.26

a BRIEF: Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function; SSRS: Social Skills Rating Scale.

b Pillai’s Trace.

c Adjusted P values are .01, .14, and .13 for parent-reported time management, BRIEF (subscale Plan/Organize), and SSRS (subscale Cooperation), respectively.