Table 1 Pre (T1 n = 82), post (T2 n = 48) and follow-up (T3 n = 34) results on measures from battery evaluating Family Connections (FC) from family member participants
Variable | Pre-FC (T1) | Post-FC (T2) | FU (T3) | Main effect of time F (df); p partial η 2 | Main effect of group F (df); p partial η 2 | Time*group Interaction F (df); p partial η 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | ||||
BSI | ||||||
General Severity Index | 41.23 (34.39) | 31.94 (29.43) | 36.44 (27.55) | 4.20 (2,23) p = 0.028* η2 = 0.268 | 0.123 (1,24) p = 0.729 η2 = 0.005 | 1.20 (2,23) p = 0.319 η2 = 0.094 |
BAS, total | 21.97 (12.45) | 15.92 (11.50) | 14.44 (8.02) | 5.06 (2,17) p = 0.019* η2 = 0.373 | 5.26 (1,18) p = 0.034* η2 = 0.226 | 5.06 (2,17) p = 0.017* η2 = 0.373 |
Activity limitations | 9.78 (7.38) | 7.21 (6.53) | 6.25 (4.72) | 3.03 (2,20) p = 0.071 η2 = 0.233 | 6.56 (1,21) p = 0.018* η2 = 0.238 | 0.74 (2,20) p = 0.490 η2 = 0.069 |
Worry and guilt | 8.38 (3.51) | 6.09 (3.24) | 5.44 (2.98) | 11.79 (2,21) p < 0.001*** η2 = 0.529 | 0.05 (1,22) p = 0.830 η2 = 0.002 | 6.35 (2,21) p = 0.007** η2 = 0.377 |
Social strain | 4.09 (3.41) | 2.80 (2.74) | 2.88 (2.66) | 2.74 (2,21) p = 0.108 η2 = 0.207 | 3.69 (1,22) p = 0.068 η2 = 0.045 | 5.80 (2,21) p = 0.010** η2 = 0.356 |
Composite score for difficult family climate | 5.01 (3.57) | 3.39 (3.47) | 2.25 (2.63) | 9.37 (2,17) p = 0.002** η2 = 0.524 | 0.84 (1,18) p = 0.373 η2 = 0.157 | 3.39 (2,17) p = 0.058 η2 = 0.285 |
QAFM | ||||||
Perceived Criticism | 15.50 (5.52) | 13.85 (4.16) | 12.94 (3.86) | 7.00 (2,21) p = 0.005** η2 = 0.400 | 3.35 (1,22) p = 0.081 η2 = 0.132 | 5.92 (2,21) p = 0.009** η2 = 0.361 |
Perceived emotional involvement | 11.99 (2.89) | 11.31 (3.00) | 11.71 (2.68) | 2.16 (2,23) p = 0.138 η2 = 0.158 | 5.77 (1,24) p = 0.024* η2 = 0.194 | 0.424 (2,23) p = 0.660 η2 = 0.036 |
Critical Comments | 23.88 (6.91) | 21.23 (6.99) | 19.84 (6.56) | 3.62 (2,19) p = 0.046* η2 = 0.276 | 0.86 (1,20) p = 0.364 η2 = 0.041 | 4.02 (2,19) p = 0.035* η2 = 0.297 |
Emotional Over-involvement | 19.21 (4.64) | 17.56 (5.01) | 16.00 (4.13) | 5.68 (2,22) p = 0.010* η2 = 0.341 | 0.254 (1,23) p = 0.619 η2 = 0.011 | 1.71 (2,22) p = 0.204 η2 = 0.135 |
FCS | ||||||
Closeness | 4.66 (3.71) | 5.48 (3.38) | 5.71 (3.67) | 0.92 (2,23) p = 0.414 η2 = 0.074 | 1.89 (1,24) p = 0.182 η2 = 0.073 | 3.86 (2,23) p = 0.036* η2 = 0.251 |
Distance | 0.88 (1.21) | 0.46 (1.01) | 0.50 (0.86) | 0.71 (2,23) p = 0.500 η2 = 0.058 | 1.17 (1,24) p = 0.290 η2 = 0.046 | 1.78 (2,23) p = 0.191 η2 = 0.134 |
Expressivity / Spontaneity | 0.70 (0.99) | 0.33 (0.48) | 0.32 (0.64) | 4.83 (2,23) p = 0.018* η2 = 0.296 | 0.656 (1,24) p = 0.426 η2 = 0.027 | 2.58 (2,23) p = 0.097 η2 = 0.183 |
Chaos | 1.79 (1.44) | 1.35 (1.71) | 1.06 (1.35) | 3.95 (2,23) p = 0.034* η2 = 0.256 | 0.216 (1,24) p = 0.647 η2 = 0.009 | 1.17 (2,23) p = 0.327 η2 = 0.092 |
KIMS | ||||||
Observe | 35.49 (8.67) | 34.56 (9.65) | 37.00 (9.72) | 0.07 (2,23) p = 0.932 η2 = 0.006 | 0.56 (1,24) p = 0.461 η2 = 0.023 | 4.14 (2,23) p = 0.029* η2 = 0.265 |
Describe | 26.99 (6.41) | 27.07 (5.82) | 27.84 (6.54) | 1.05 (2,22) p = 0.368 η2 = 0.095 | 2.88 (1,23) p = 0.103 η2 = 0.111 | 1.11 (2,22) p = 0.349 η2 = 0.100 |
Act with awareness | 29.03 (5.89) | 29.04 (5.04) | 28.85 (5.89) | 0.07 (2,23) p = 0.930 η2 = 0.006 | 0.90 (1,24) p = 0.353 η2 = 0.036 | 0.290 (2,23) p = 0.751 η2 = 0.025 |
Accept without judgement | 31.28 (7.31) | 33.07 (6.37) | 32.25 (7.67) | 0.66 (2,22) p = 0.527 η2 = 0.062 | 0.95 (1,23) p = 0.340 η2 = 0.040 | 0.42 (2,22) p = 0.665 η2 = 0.40 |
QOLI | 2.45 (1.61) | 2.66 (1.36) | 2.40 (1.42) | 0.19 (2,20) p = 0.829 η2 = 0.019 | 2.61 (1,21) p = 0.116 η2 = 0.111 | 0.34 (2,20) p = 0.717 η2 = 0.033 |