Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics of Study Variables
| Measure | Time (months) | Range | Mean | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EGDS | ||||
| Adoptive mother BDI | 18 | 0-25 | 3.81 | 3.83 |
| Marital quality | 18 | −40.5-48.5 | 22.31 | 13.92 |
| Social support | 27 | 1.25-4 | 3.34 | .51 |
| Warm parenting | 27 | 16-28 | 25.55 | 2.42 |
| Harsh parenting | 27 | 5-19.5 | 8.68 | 2.47 |
| Maternal age | Birth | 23.73-55.08 | 37.43 | 5.60 |
| Obstetric complications | Birth | 0-6 | 2.22 | 1.31 |
| Adoption openness | Birth | −2.23-1.86 | .04 | .93 |
| Early Steps | ||||
| CES-D | 30 | 0-55 | 16.75 | 10.66 |
| Marital quality | 42 | 27-74 | 58.10 | 9.27 |
| Social support | 30 | 16-55 | 39.97 | 7.15 |
| Positive Behavior Support | 42 | −2.37-2.03 | .00 | .76 |
| Harsh parenting | 42 | −4.25-35.3 | .00 | 5.13 |
| Income | 30 | 1-9 | 3.59 | 1.77 |
| n | % of sample | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention status | Control Group = 0 | 293 | 49.9 |
| Intervention Group = 1 | 294 | 50.1 | |
| Parent education | Less than high school = 0 | 132 | 22.5 |
| High school or more = 1 | 455 | 77.5 | |
| Child race | Caucasian/Other = 0 | 362 | 61.7 |
| Black/biracial = 1 | 224 | 38.2 | |
| Child ethnicity | Non-Hispanic = 0 | 499 | 85 |
| Hispanic/Latino = 1 | 82 | 14 |
Note. BDI: Beck Depression Inventory; CES-D: Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale