Table 4.

Caregivers’ ratings of the educational outreach parental incarceration materials at the 2-week interview (n = 29)

Question	Minimum	Maximum	Mean	SD
The resources are appealing to me.	3	5	4.43	0.60
The resources are appealing to my child.	2	5	4.23	1.02
The resources are useful.	4	5	4.62	0.50
I am learning skills and/or benefitting from the resources.	1	5	3.89	1.10
The resources helped me prepare my child for visits.	2	5	4.00	0.94
The resources helped my communication with the incarcerated parent.	1	5	3.50	1.19
The resources helped me find ways to talk with my child about the parent’s incarceration	2	5	4.10	0.97
The resources helped me identify and respond to feelings my child may be experiencing.	2	5	4.20	0.89
My child is learning skills and/or benefitting from the resources.	1	5	3.86	0.94
The resources helped my child prepare for jail visits.	2	5	4.00	1.12
The resources helped my child’s communication with the incarcerated parent.	1	5	3.67	1.20
The resources helped my child express his/her feelings about the parent’s incarceration.	1	5	3.68	1.21
The incarcerated person in my family is benefitting from the resources.	1	5	3.33	1.46