Table 1.
Differential attrition of intervention (STEEP) and control (GCWS) groups.
| 12 months (SSP) |
24 months (AQS) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of risks |
Number of risks |
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| Data | N | M | SD | N | M | SD | |
| STEEP | Enrolled | 76* | 4.28 | 0.86 | 54 | 4.11 | 0.86 |
| Dropout ** | 31 | 4.23 | 1.05 | 53 | 4.42 | 0.95 | |
| GCWS | Enrolled | 22*** | 3.86 | 0.64 | 14 | 3.86 | 0.66 |
| Dropout | 7 | 3.57 | 1.13 | 15 | 3.73 | 0.88 | |
SSP = Strange Situation Procedure; AQS = Attachment Q-Sort (t-tests: no significant differences; GCWS = German Child Welfare System; STEEP = Intervention.
* Data with regard to risk exposure were not available for two mothers
** Dropout from STEEP intervention as well as missing data sets
*** Attachment status of seven mothers was not available