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Table 8 Final model estimates of main effects for maternal and paternal parent–child dysfunctional interaction

From: Can a parental sleep intervention in an individual setting improve the maternal and paternal sense of competence and parent–child interaction in parents of young sleep-disturbed children? findings from a single-arm pilot intervention study

 

Mothers

Fathers

 

β (95% CI)

t (df)

d

β (95% CI)

t (df)

d

Between-subject factors (child)

      

Sleep onset latency (SOL)

      

Frequency of nightly awakening (FNW)

      

Duration of nightly awakening (DNW)

      

Bed-sharing (BS)

      

Nightly food intake (NFI)

      

Frequency of crying episodes (FRQ)

3.189 (1.012–5.360)

2.93 (62.77)**

0.99

   

Unexplained and unsoothable crying (UUC)

      

Crying due to defiance (DEF)

2.860 (1.398−4.322)

3.91 (61.40)***

0.75

   

Eating difficulties (EAT)

2.875 (0.025−5.725)

2.02 (52.38)*

0.56

   

Within-subject factors (child)

      

Sleep onset latency (SOL)

      

Frequency of nightly awakening (FNW)

   

0.688 (0.298−1.079)

3.51 (91.11)***

0.73

Duration of nightly awakening (DNW)

      

Bed-sharing (BS)

      

Nightly food intake (NFI)

      

Frequency of crying episodes (FRQ)

      

Unexplained and unsoothable crying (UUC)

   

0.430 (0.025−0.836)

2.16 (32.33)*

0.76

Crying due to defiance (DEF)

      

Eating difficulties (EAT)

      

Covariates

      

Age at baseline (child)

      

Gender (child)

      

Time

      
  1. Notes: Due to the pilot nature of the study, no p value adjustment was applied: * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001