Table 1.
Demographic and Behavioral Measures of Sample at Pre-assessment (n = 19).
| Eligibility Criteria | |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Exclusion |
| 1. Income ≥ 150% of the poverty limit 2. Child between ages 3–8 years 3. Clinically significant DSM-IV DBD 4. Child and caregiver speak English |
1. Child had a development disability 2. Caregiver had current substance use, severe mood, or psychotic disorder diagnosis 3. Current DSS/CPS involvement |
| TE-HNC (n =9) | HNC (n=10) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measure | % | M | SD | % | M | SD |
| Child Demographics | ||||||
| Age (Years) | 5.52 | 1.14 | 5.84 | 1.95 | ||
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 55.60 | 50.00 | ||||
| Male | 44.40 | 50.00 | ||||
| Ethnicity/Race | ||||||
| African American | 14.29 | 28.57 | ||||
| Biracial | 28.57 | 0.00 | ||||
| Caucasian | 28.57 | 42.90 | ||||
| Hispanic/Latino | 28.57 | 28.57 | ||||
| Caregiver Demographics | ||||||
| Age (Years) | 35.30 | 6.54 | 36.40 | 10.68 | ||
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 88.90 | 90.00 | ||||
| Male | 11.10 | 10.00 | ||||
| Ethnicity/Race | ||||||
| African American | 14.29 | 37.50 | ||||
| Biracial | 14.29 | 0.00 | ||||
| Caucasian | 71.42 | 62.50 | ||||
| Marital Status | ||||||
| Single | 11.10 | 20.00 | ||||
| Married/common-law | 44.40 | 50.00 | ||||
| Divorced/separated | 44.40 | 30.00 | ||||
| Employment Status | ||||||
| Unemployed | 22.20 | 30.00 | ||||
| Part-time | 44.40 | 30.00 | ||||
| Full-time | 33.30 | 40.00 | ||||
| Parent-Therapist Alliance | ||||||
| Total Alliance | 193.02 | 15.27 | 197.81 | 14.6 | ||
| Bond | 64.71 | 6.28 | 66.63 | 4.24 | ||
| Goal | 64.2 | 4.8 | 81.31 | 43.85 | ||
| Task | 64.05 | 4.62 | 65.54 | 5.55 | ||
| Child Behavior | ||||||
| ECBI | ||||||
| Intensity | 156.89 | 26.42 | 139.69 | 27.69 | ||
| Problem | 23.67 | 5.70 | 22.30 | 5.81 | ||
Note. There were no significant differences between groups on all of the above-mentioned variables using t-tests or χ2.