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Table 3 Difference-in-differences (delta score) and 95% CI between groups adjusted for child’s sex, parents’ age: stratified analysis by education level and parity. Scores are based on a six-item scale, each item has 0–10 values, and the total score ranges from 0 to 60

From: Evaluation of an intervention aimed at supporting new parents: the Baby Newsletter project

TOPSE domain

Education Level

 

Parity

 
 

< 13 years

13 years

> 13 years

Interaction

p-value

no other child

other children

Interaction

p-value

Emotion*##

-5.78 (−9.76; −1.81)

1.60 (− 1.23; 4.43)

3.62 (0.64; 6.60)

0.0006

3.36 (0.35; 6.37)

− 1.27 (−4.10; 1.55)

0.0267

Play

−2.01 (−6.07; 2.05)

1.85 (− 0.72; 4.42)

4.47 (0.84; 8.10)

0.1225

2.39 (−0.16; 4.95)

1.88 (−1.59; 5.34)

0.8608

Empathy**

−0.27 (−4.60; 4.07)

−1.21 (− 4.61; 2.18)

3.96 (1.14; 6.79)

0.0265

1.44 (−1.89; 4.76)

− 0.26 (− 3.58; 3.06)

0.4645

Pressures of parenting **

− 12.55 (−22.57; − 2.52)

2.54 (− 2.77; 7.86)

1.70 (− 3.08; 6.48)

0.0127

2.75 (− 2.11; 7.61)

− 1.25 (− 8.17; 5.67)

0.3599

Self-acceptance#

1.22 (− 2.19; 4.63)

2.73 (− 0.91; 6.37)

2.04 (− 0.89; 4.98)

0.6751

4.55 (1.01; 8.08)

− 1.28 (−3.67; 1.09)

0.0093

Learning

−0.42 (− 6.19; 5.34)

−1.27 (−5.35; 2.81)

1.52 (− 1.82; 4.85)

0.3932

0.66 (− 3.41; 4.73)

−2.46 (− 5.20; 0.27)

0.2458

  1. p-value interaction between groups and education level * < 0.01** < 0.05
  2. p-value interaction between groups and parity # < 0.01 # # < 0.05
  3. In the table only TOPSE domains evaluated at t0 and t2 are reported