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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Dev Psychol. 2021 Aug;57(8):1228–1241. doi: 10.1037/dev0001219

Table 2.

Means and standard deviations for caregiver and infant outcomes by treatment assignment at the three assessment time points

Baseline Infant age 6 months Infant age 12 months



Control n = 125 PFR n = 127 Control n = 122 PFR n = 122 Control n = 123 PFR n = 120






M (SD) M (SD) M (SD) M (SD) M (SD) M (SD)

Primary caregiver outcomes
 Parenting sensitivity 34.16 (5.07) 35.10 (4.84) 32.38 (4.74) 33.86 (5.22) 35.32 (4.52) 36.73 (4.30)
 Dyadic synchrony 3.85 (2.09) 4.66 (2.46) 5.31 (2.57) 5.43 (195) 5.98 (2.35) 6.45 (2.12)
 Understanding of toddlers 49.97 (5.08) 51.33 (5.21) 50.17 (4.96) 52.07 (5.06) 48.67 (5.06) 51.84 (4.88)
 Maternal confidence 4.19 (0.48) 4.23 (0.44) 4.36 (0.36) 4.44 (0.32) 4.36 (0.37) 4.40 (0.33)
Secondary infant outcomes
 Difficultness 4.26 (3.02) 3.77 (3.22) 2.13 (2.05) 2.24 (189) 2.71 (2.37) 2.23 (2.02)
 Externalizing behavior 62.54 (12.37) 59.24 (11.06)
 Internalizing behavior 54.93 (11.48) 53.64 (10.82)
 Dysregulation 55.33 (13.66) 54.82 (13.62)

Note. PFR = Promoting First Relationships. n = maximum sample size at each time point. Parent sensitivity was measured by the Nursing Child Assessment Teaching Scale observational tool. Dyadic synchrony and infant difficultness were measured by the Infant CARE-Index observational tool. Understanding of toddlers was measured by the Raising a Baby parent-report tool. Maternal confidence was measured by the Maternal Confidence Questionnaire parent-report tool. Infant externalizing behavior, internalizing behavior, and dysregulation were measured by the Infant Toddler Social Emotional Assessment parent-report tool.