| Pre | Post | p | Post comparison effect size | ||||
Pre vs. post | Pre comparison | Post comparison | ||||||
Mother’s variables | Depressive state (EPDS ≥ 9), n (%) | IG | 17 (23.6) | 14 (19.4) | 0.63a | 0.47b | 0.18b | 0.11 |
CG | 13 (18.1) | 13 (18.1) | 1.00a | |||||
Child-rearing difficulty | IG |
| 18.53 ± 6.01 |
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| 0.23c | 0.09 | |
CG |
| 17.45 ± 5.24 |
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Husband/father/family functioning | IG |
| 32.59 ± 8.09 |
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| 0.85c | 0.02 | |
CG |
| 32.36 ± 7.31 |
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Anxiety/depression tendency | IG |
| 19.30 ± 7.60 |
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| 0.18c | 0.08 | |
CG |
| 17.80 ± 6.42 |
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Husband’s physical and mental illness | IG |
| 14.55 ± 6.18 |
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| 0.27c | 0.08 | |
CG |
| 13.55 ± 5.26 |
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Difficult baby | IG |
| 17.31 ± 4.13 |
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| 0.40c | 0.07 | |
CG |
| 16.76 ± 4.09 |
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Father’s variables | Child-rearing difficulties | IG |
| 10.51 ± 3.08 |
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| 0.39c | 0.06 |
CG |
| 10.94 ± 3.09 |
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Father’s own anxiety and depression | IG |
| 6.88 ± 3.10 |
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| 0.95c | 0.02 | |
CG |
| 6.91 ± 2.97 |
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Marital relationship | IG |
| 8.10 ± 2.60 |
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| 0.79c | 0.00 | |
CG |
| 7.99 ± 2.42 |
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