Table 3.
Mean scores at assessment and discharge from the Intensive Treatment Programme (ITP) on self-report measures
| Measure (n attendees whilst measure in use) | Assessment mean (sd) | Discharge mean (sd) | Test statistic (paired n) | Effect size | Cronbach alpha | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre ITP | Post ITP | |||||
| Eating disorder and mental health symptomatology | ||||||
| EDI-3 (n = 105) | ||||||
| - Drive for Thinness raw score | 18.31c (8.45) | 15.16b (8.92) | p = 0.01*,a (n = 62) | d = 0.33 | .91 | .93 |
| - Bulimia raw score | 2.63b (2.91) | 2.84b (4.15) | p = 0.71 (n = 62) | d = 0.05 | .78 | .83 |
| - Body dissatisfaction raw score | 27.60c (11.95) | 24.34c (11.72) | p = 0.051 (n = 62) | d = 0.25 | .94 | .93 |
| - Low self-esteem raw score | 14.50c (6.93) | 12.63c (6.88) | p = 0.04* (n = 62) | d = 0.26 | .91 | .90 |
| - Personal Alienation raw score | 14.28c (7.24) | 11.44c (6.93) | p = 0.003** (n = 61) | d = 0.39 | .88 | .85 |
| - Interpersonal insecurity raw score | 12.21c (7.19) | 10.60c (8.04) | p = 0.048* (n = 62) | d = 0.26 | .87 | .86 |
| - Interpersonal alienation raw score | 10.19c (6.46) | 8.45c (6.60) | p = 0.014* (n = 62) | d = 0.32 | .86 | .85 |
| - Interceptive deficits raw score | 14.82c (8.76) | 11.74c (9.00) | p = 0.004** (n = 62) | d = 0.38 | .90 | .89 |
| - Emotional dysregulation raw score | 8.71c (5.88) | 7.97c (6.96) | p = 0.43 (n = 62) | d = 0.10 | .82 | .75 |
| - Perfectionism raw score | 11.85c (6.22) | 11.19c (6.14) | p = 0.37 (n = 48) | d = 0.13 | .76 | .82 |
| - Ascetism raw score | 11.81c (7.05) | 9.81c (7.50) | p = 0.027* (n = 59) | d = 0.29 | .84 | .86 |
| - Maturity Fears raw score | 15.76d (7.78) | 14.71d (8.52) | p = 0.19 (n = 59) | d = 0.17 | .88 | .90 |
| MFQ (n = 51) | 38.05e (15.62) | 30.84e (18.47) | p = 0.01*,a (n = 43) | d = 0.41 | .94 | .98 |
| Relationship quality and attachment | ||||||
| SCS-R (n = 81) | 67.97 (21.43) | 75.51 (22.98) | p < 0.001***,a (n = 67) | d = 0.48 | .95 | .97 |
| ASQ (n = 101) | ||||||
| - Discomfort | 42.32 (10.99) | 38.65 (11.60) | p < 0.001***,a (n = 81) | d = 0.43 | .82 | .93 |
| - Preoccupation | 30.02 (7.53) | 31.44 (7.67) | p = 0.048* (n = 81) | d = 0.22 | .80 | .78 |
| - Relationships as secondary | 20.23 (6.31) | 18.46 (7.54) | p = 0.006**,a (n = 81) | d = 0.32 | .80 | .87 |
| - Need for approval | 32.48 (6.66) | 31.69 (7.16) | p = 0.24 (n = 81) | d = 0.13 | .84 | .86 |
| YSR Withdrawal subscale (n = 101) | 8.75g (4.24) | 6.48f (4.60) | p < 0.001***,a (n = 81) | d = 0.54 | .89 | .90 |
| Overcontrolled temperament, personality and coping | ||||||
| FFOCI-SF (n = 81) | ||||||
| - Risk aversion | 12.12 (4.20) | 12.15 (10.93) | p = 0.98 (n = 65) | d < 0.01 | .85 | .88 |
| - Inflexible | 11.91 (3.64) | 10.83 (3.83) | p = 0.007**,a (n = 65) | d = 0.34 | .82 | .89 |
| - Perfectionism | 15.02 (3.30) | 14.91 (3.45) | p = 0.75 (n = 65) | d = 0.04 | .78 | .85 |
| - Workaholism | 12.32 (3.83) | 12.25 (4.08) | p = 0.83 (n = 65) | d = 0.03 | .87 | .89 |
| SNAP-Y Negative Temperament (n = 81) | 30.47 (10.11) | 30.08 (11.43) | p = 0.67 (n = 62) | d = 0.05 | .86 | .87 |
| TEPS (n = 113) | ||||||
| - Anticipatory (TEPS-ANT) | 32.79 (8.93) | 36.79 (9.92) | p < 0.001***,a (n = 96) | d = 0.42 | .80 | .71 |
| - Consummatory (TEPS-CON) | 32.18 (7.03) | 35.19 (7.54) | p < 0.001***,a (n = 96) | d = 0.51 | .71 | .74 |
| ERQ Expressive Suppression (n = 51) | 19.50 (6.82) | 14.02 (7.41) | p < 0.001***,a (n = 42) | d = 0.97 | .87 | .93 |
n for each measure provided in table indicates the number of young people who attended ITP while that measure was being administered
Abbreviations: EDI-3 Eating Disorder Inveentory-3, SCS-R Social Connectedness Scale-Revised, ASQ Attachment Style Questionnaire, YSR Youth Self Report, FFOCI-SF Five Factor Obsessive Compulsive Inventory-Short Form, SNAP-Y Schedule for Nonadaptive and Adaptive Personality for Youth, TEPS-ANT Temporal Experience of Pleasure Scale-Anticipatory, TEPS-CON Temporal Experience of Pleasure Scale-Consummatory, ERQ Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, sd standard deviation
*significant at p < 0.05 level; **significance at p < 0.01 level; ***significance at p < 0.001 level
asignificant after Benjamini-Hochberg adjustment (<.05) for multiple comparisons
bLow clinical range; ctypical clinical range; delevated clinical range (Garner, 2004)
eabove clinical cut off for depression (total score > 27; Wood, et al., 1995)
fone standard deviation above community norms (mean = 3.1, sd = 2.5; Achenbach & Rescorla, 2001)
gtwo standard deviation above community norms (mean = 3.1, sd = 2.5; Achenbach & Rescorla, 2001)