TABLE 2.
Means, Standard Deviations, and Effect Size Data for Dependent Variables for Treatment Groups
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| Variable | Baseline M (SD) | Post M (SD) | Baseline M (SD) | Post M (SD) | ES (d) |
| PBC–Expectations | 45.89 (12.34) | 50.73 (13.34) | 44.32 (13.21) | 49.11 (13.67) | .12 |
| PBC–Discipline* | 61.56 (8.23) | 51.32 (8.10) | 60.01 (9.29) | 58.45 (9.33) | .82 |
| PBC–Nurturing* | 45.11 (7.23) | 54.97 (8.33) | 46.77 (8.65) | 47.11 (8.99) | .91 |
| PSI–SF | 73.5 (22.76) | 61.31 (22.12) | 69.94 (23.12) | 60.45 (21.16) | .04 |
| CESD | 9.22 (2.10) | 8.75 (2.46) | 9.32 (2.35) | 8.98 (2.21) | .10 |
| DPICS–Positive Parenting* | 12.54 (13.89) | 22.89 (16.32) | 12.33 (12.01) | 13.21 (14.23) | .63 |
| DPICS–Negative Parenting* | 14.23 (14.67) | 8.33 (10.11) | 14.01 (14.22) | 14.98 (14.56) | .53 |
| DPICS–Child Problems | 16.78 (16.71) | 10.43 (11.23) | 17.01 (16.89) | 15.23 (16.54) | .34 |
| ECBI–Intensity* | 89. 56 (31.25) | 72.21 (28.22) | 91.32 (30.25) | 87.01 (29.26) | .51 |
| PLS–Auditory* | 80.45 (11.56) | 88.44 (12.22) | 78.14 (12.01) | 82.12 (11.89) | .52 |
| PLS–Expressive* | 81.33 (11.78) | 89.89 (12.23) | 80.21 (12.12) | 83.98 (11.01) | .51 |
Note FSSP = Fathers Supporting Success in Preschoolers: A Community Parent Education Program; Post = posttreatment; ES (d) = effect size (Cohen’s d) calculation comparing FSSP group to waitlist control group (positive effect sizes represent improvement due to the FSSP program); PBC = Parent Behavior Checklist; PSI-SF = Parenting Stress Index–Short Form; CESD = Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale; DPICS = Dyadic Parent–Child Interaction Coding System; ECBI = Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory; PLS = Preschool Language Scales.
a
n = 64.
b
n = 62.
*
Significantly different from mean of waitlist control group at posttreatment (p < .01).