Effectiveness of psychosocial intervention for internalizing behavior problems among children of parents with alcohol dependence: Randomized controlled trial

Table 2 Participants’ baseline characteristics (n = 195) (mean ± SD)

	Experimental group (n = 97)	Control group (n = 98)	P value1
Age in years	14.73 (0.58)	14.63 (0.58)	0.23
Gender
Male (%)	66.0	55.0	0.12
Female (%)	34.0	45.0
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Standard 8 (%)	42.0	46.0	0.60
Standard 9 (%)	58.0	54.0
Type of family
Nuclear (%)	66.0	75.5	0.14
Joint (%)	34.0	24.5
Family monthly income (INR)	9257.73 (3218.69)	9918.37 (3051.69)	0.04a
Duration of paternal alcohol dependence (in years)	7.73 (3.21)	7.31 (2.67)	0.55
Self-esteem	20.05 (4.22)	19.64 (3.73)	0.49
Anxiety	34.65 (7.85)	36.69 (9.36)	0.18
Depression	13.30 (5.56)	12.86 (5.34)	0.54

^aP < 0.05 was significant.

¹χ² for frequencies; t/Mann–Whitney U test for continuous variables.