Increasing Understanding in Children of Depressed Parents: Predictors and Moderators of Intervention Response

Table 1

Predictors of parental outcome: parent behavior and attitude change by assessment.

Variable	Subgroup	Third assessment		Sixth assessment
		Mean # changes (SD)	Significant differences	Mean # changes (SD)	Significant differences
Parent characteristic
Gender	Father; Mother	4.0 (2.8); 5.4 (3.1)	1 < 2	5.7 (3.1); 7.0 (3.5)	1 < 2
Age	30–39; 40–49; 50–59	5.8 (3.1); 4.5 (3.1); 3.8 (2.2)	1 > 2; 1 > 3; 2 = 3
Baseline depression severity	Never; Before last 18 months; Current but functioning; Current + poor functioning	3.7 (2.6); 4.7 (3.1); 5.2 (3.6); 5.7 (2.7)		4.9 (2.5); 6.4 (3.2); 7.3 (4.1); 6.9 (3.2)	1 < 2, 3, 4
Lifetime depression >40 weeks (yes/no)	Yes; No			7.5 (3.3); 6.0 (3.4)	1 > 2
Any history of suicidal ideation	Yes; No			7.3 (3.4); 5.7 (3.1)	1 > 2
Family characteristic
Household income (2 levels)	To $65K; Higher	5.6 (3.3); 4.3 (2.6)	1 > 2	7.2 (3.7); 6.0 (3.0)	1 > 2
Single-parent household	Yes; No	6.4 (2.7); 4.6 (3.0)	1 > 2	8.4 (2.4); 6.1 (3.0)	1 > 2

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