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. 2021 Apr 16;16(4):e0250384. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250384

Table 3. Impact of the programme comparing the experimental group and the control group.

Experimental group Control group Cohen’s d a [95% CI] b ANOVA ANCOVA
M(SD) M(SD) F p F p η2p c
AT T1 24.18(5.99) 23.73(6.23) 0.07[-1.02, 1.17] 0.28 .597
T2 23.67(7.27) 22.53(7.00) 0.16[-1.17, 1.49] 0.35 .557 .01
CL T1 24.82(6.56) 24.78(6.17) 0.01[-1.11, 1.13] 0.05 .822
T2 26.55(7.32) 24.91(6.57) 0.24[-1.04, 1.52] 1.57 .214 .02
RE T1 27.32(7.24) 27.06(6.66) 0.04[-1.18, 1.26] 0.04 .835
T2 27.67(8.07) 26.74(6.11) 0.14[-1.13, 1.41] 0.20 .653 .01
SE T1 30.03(5.88) 31.52(5.15) -0.28[-1.24, 0.68] 1.79 .184
T2 31.03(6.82) 28.44(5.02) 0.47[-0.62, 1.55] 11.22 .001 .12
AB T1 7.24(9.05) 8.35(6.67) -0.15[-1.47, 1.17] 0.57 .453
T2 8.85(9.83) 7.16(8.15) 0.20[-1.44, 1.83] 5.50 .021 .06
ES T1 3.76(2.26) 3.38(2.22) 0.17[-0.23, 0.57] 0.76 .386
T2 3.26(2.22) 4.49(2.61) -0.50[-0.94, -0.05] 14.25 .000 .15
BP T1 2.06(1.78) 2.14(1.62) -0.05[-0.35, 0.25] 0.07 .793
T2 2.61(2.04) 3.16(2.36) -0.25[-0.68, 0.19] 4.36 .040 .05
PP T1 1.97(1.79) 1.41(1.57) 0.35[0.05, 0.64] 2.74 .101
T2 2.29(2.05) 2.76(2.22) -0.22[-0.63, 0.20] 2.22 .140 .03
HY T1 4.12(2.29) 4.16(2.38) -0.02[-0.44, 0.41] 0.03 .867
T2 3.84(1.98) 4.49(2.16) -0.31[-0.71, 0.09] 4.92 .029 .06
PB T1 8.21(1.71) 8.33(1.36) -0.08[-0.37, 0.22] 0.12 .733
T2 7.97(1.80) 7.66(1.94) 0.17[-0.20, 0.53] 0.19 .669 .01

AT, attention; CL, clarity; RE, repair; SE, self-esteem; AB, affect balance; ES, emotional symptoms; BP, behavioural problems; PP, peer problems; HY, hyperactivity; PB, prosocial behaviour.

aEffect size

bCI = confidence interval.

cPartial eta squared.