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. 2016 Jul 13;16:567. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3262-z

Table 5.

Caregiver-report outcomes at pre- and post-test for complete cases and pooled imputed datasets

Outcome Complete casesa Multiple imputation (N = 115)
Pre-test Post-test t (p) N Pre-test Post-test t (p)
Physical abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect, /79 b 6.88 (1.19) 1.70 (0.45) 4.20 (<0.001) 50 11.32 (0.84) 1.68 (0.36) 11.24 (<0.001)
Sexual abuse, /2 0.06 (0.03) 0.01 (0.01) 1.68 (0.10) 107 0.06 (0.03) 0.01 (0.01) 1.92 (0.06)
Positive discipline, /8 5.23 (0.38) 2.59 (0.30) 5.80 (<0.001) 75 5.44 (0.28) 2.59 (0.24) 8.45 (<0.001)
Adolescent behavioural problems, /74 15.76 (0.93) 11.84 (0.73) 4.46 (<0.001) 99 16.16 (0.95) 12.14 (0.75) 4.37 (<0.001)
Positive and involved parenting, /64 48.55 (1.07) 53.91 (0.82) 4.49 (<0.001) 99 49.23 (0.98) 53.83 (0.81) 4.04 (<0.001)
Poor monitoring and inconsistent discipline, /64 24.18 (1.32) 16.67 (1.01) 5.21 (<0.001) 96 24.36 (1.21) 16.87 (1.06) 5.55 (<0.001)
Depression, /80 23.23 (1.56) 14.06 (1.31) 5.82 (<0.001) 86 23.43 (1.42) 14.29 (1.27) 6.24 (<0.001)
Substance use, /4 0.75 (0.10) 0.40 (0.09) 3.12 (0.002) 110 0.74 (0.10) 0.40 (0.09) 3.17 (0.002)
Parenting stress, /72 26.04 (1.00) 20.87 (0.77) 4.54 (<0.001) 100 26.43 (0.94) 21.46 (0.79) 4.54 (<0.001)
Social support, /38 29.32 (0.95) 33.55 (0.76) 3.71 (<0.001) 106 29.29 (0.92) 33.56 (0.75) 3.82 (<0.001)
Adolescents witnessing violence, /28 0.66 (0.26) 0.55 (0.28) 0.27 (0.79) 67 1.89 (0.67) 0.75 (0.34) 1.57 (0.12)

Data are mean (standard error). Statistically significant differences (p < 0.05) between pre- and post-test are bolded

aN for complete cases varies based on scale, ranging from 50 to 110 caregivers

bValue indicates the maximum total score