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Table 3 Mean (SD) scores for child outcomes by group, clinical significance of change in scores between Time 1 and Time 2, and Time 1 and Time 3 assessments by group (Cohen’s d effect sizes) and between-group differences at Time 1, Time 2 and Time 3

From: Optimizing parenting and child outcomes following parent–child interaction therapy – toddler: a randomized controlled trial

Measures

PCIT-T (n = 30)

COS-P (n = 28)

Waitlist (n = 26)

T1 diff

T2 diff

T3 diff

Variable

Measures

T1 M (SD)

T2 M (SD)

T3 M (SD)

T1 T2

p, ES (d/OR)

T1 T3

p, ES (d/OR)

T1 M (SD)

T2 M (SD)

T3 M (SD)

T1 T2

p, ES (d/OR)

T1 T3

p, ES (d/OR)

T1 M (SD)

T2 M (SD)

T1 T2

p, ES (d/OR)

p

p

p

Social-emotional functioning

DECA-attachment

37.70 (6.99)

39.14 (8.82)

36.89 (7.50)

p > 0.99

d = 0.16

p > 0.99

d = −0.22

42.04 (7.42)

37.45 (7.88)

39.40 (9.50)

p > 0.42

d = −0.51

p > 0.99

d = −0.45

43.57 (8.94)

39.66 (9.04)

p = 0.10

d = −0.52

No

No

No

DECA-initiative

43.40 (9.09)

45.46 (11.00)

43.74 (9.21)

p > 0.99

d = 0.15

p > 0.99

d = −0.09

44.59 (10.44)

44.69 (11.74)

46.69 (11.74)

p > 0.99

d = 0.03

p > 0.99

d = 0.25

46.77 (11.27)

41.69 (11.24)

p = 0.06

d = −0.47

No

No

No

DECA-self-regulation

39.65 (8.02)

41.85 (11.24)

40.47 (8.64)

p > 0.99

d = 0.22

p > 0.99

d = 0.02

36.74 (6.43)

37.82 (11.50)

35.40 (7.07)

p > 0.99

d = 0.09

p > 0.99

d = −0.12

43.14 (8.16)

39.31 (10.56)

p = 0.36

d = −0.49

No

No

No

BITSEA-competence

14.55 (3.87)

16.67 (3.64)

16.28 (4.53)

p = 0.002*

d = 0.48

p = 0.036* d = 0.39

15.93 (2.88)

15.92 (2.66)

17.00 (2.74)

p > 0.99

d = 0.05

p = 0.85

d = 0.29

15.50 (3.55)

15.43 (3.50)

p > 0.99

d = 0.07

No

No

No

Emotional regulation maturity

17.77 (3.06)

19.00 (6.71)

14.43 (0.79)

p > 0.99

d = 0.46

p = 0.23

d = −1.25

16.08 (2.15)

16.33 (5.13)

19.00 (1.73)

p > 0.99

d = 0.09

p = 0.78

d = 1.00

15.39 (3.73)

16.46 (4.32)

p > 0.99

d = 0.40

No

No

No

Attachment security

AQS security

0.13 (0.44)

0.34 (0.35)

0.31 (0.14)

p = 0.10

d = 0.51

p = 0.35

d = 0.43

0.04 (0.40)

0.07 (0.31)

0.35 (0.18)

p > 0.99

d = 0.02

p = 0.35

d = 0.70

0.15 (0.42)

0.20 (0.38)

p > 0.99

d = 0.16

No

No (trend, PCIT-T > COS-P; p = .09)

No

SSP Securitya

62.1

-

40.0

-

p = 0.17

OR = 0.39

34.5

-

25.0

-

p = 0.76

OR = 0.68

-

-

-

No

No

No

SSP Disorganization

65.5

-

40.0

-

p = 0.12

OR = 0.31

44.8

-

25.0

-

p = 0.59

OR = 0.48

-

-

-

No

No

No

Behavioral problems

CBCL-externalizing

20.10 (10.50)

13.01 (8.41)

14.26 (9.89)

p < 0.001**

d = −0.61

p = .009*

d = −0.51

24.10 (8.67)

19.40 (9.96)

15.60 (3.51)

p = 0.02*

d = −0.56

p = 0.20

d = −0.55

19.76 (9.45)

18.10 (8.83)

p = 0.13

d = −0.33

No

No

No

CBCL-internalizing

12.59 (9.07)

7.74 (7.10)

9.52 (7.47)

p = .002*

d = −0.48

p = 0.07

d = −0.34

14.84 (8.61)

13.31 (10.58)

9.20 (8.14)

p = 0.34

d = −0.29

p = 0.20

d = 0.50

11.38 (6.32)

11.00 (8.42)

p = 0.78

d = −0.16

No

No

No

BITSEA-problem

17.21 (8.83)

11.96 (7.57)

10.89 (10.03)

p < 0.001*

d = −0.64

p < 0.001*

d = −0.78

18.30 (8.00)

18.46 (10.46)

15.20 (8.04)

p > 0.99

d = −0.12

p = 0.61

d = −0.37

15.62 (6.71)

15.57 (9.60)

p > 0.99

d = −0.09

No

No

No

DPICS – child compliance

47.05 (14.88)

53.01 (12.17)

54.07 (24.98)

p = 0.08

OR = 1.36

p = 0.31

OR = 1.23

46.62 (17.86)

51.96 (25.59)

65. 41 (15.59)

p = 0.57

OR = 1.21

p = 0.27

OR = 1.50

49.12 (13,84)

49.80 (17.16)

P > 0.99

OR = 1.00

No

No

No

  1. DECA Devereux Early Childhood Assessment, BITSEA Brief Infant-Toddler Social Emotional Assessment, AQS Attachment Q-Set, SSP Strange Situation Procedure, CBCL Child Behavior Checklist, DPICS Dyadic Parent Child Interaction Coding System
  2. *p < 0.01, ** p < 0.001
  3. a coded using the 3-way classification system with primary classification 0 =secure and 1=insecure. 2 coded using the 4-way classification system with primary classification 0 =organised and 1 = disorganised