Discriminatory power of the mothers’ IPARAN score, relative to the scores on the related constructs in the borderline/clinical or P10 range filled in by the mothers
| Related constructs | n | Mean score on IPARAN* (SD) | Cohen’s d | AUC (95% CI) |
| Competence as a person† | ||||
| High risk | 65 | 2.70 (2.63) | 0.58 | 0.68 (0.60; 0.75) |
| Low risk | 607 | 1.17 (1.73) | ||
| Competence as a parent† | ||||
| High risk | 84 | 2.01 (2.15) | 0.37 | 0.62 (0.56; 0.69) |
| Low risk | 589 | 1.22 (1.83) | ||
| Childhood experience‡ | ||||
| High risk | 27 | 5.04 (2.00) | 1.93 | 0.93 (0.91; 0.96) |
| Low risk | 647 | 1.18 (1.74) | ||
| Partner relationship‡ | ||||
| High risk | 14 | 3.61 (3.22) | 0.75 | 0.74 (0.59; 0.90) |
| Low risk | 644 | 1.19 (1.70) | ||
| Social contacts‡ | ||||
| High risk | 47 | 3.71 (3.09) | 0.83 | 0.76 (0.68; 0.84) |
| Low risk | 628 | 1.15 (1.66) | ||
| Depressive symptoms§ | ||||
| High risk | 58 | 4.11 (3.21) | 0.95 | 0.81 (0.74; 0.87) |
| Low risk | 610 | 1.07 (1.48) |
Bold numbers indicate a significant difference between the high-risk and low-risk group (p<0.008) as tested with a Mann-Whitney U test, and corrected for multiple testing with a Bonferroni correction (0.05/6).
*The mean score represents the summation score of the mother.
†Derived from the EMPO 2.0.26
‡Derived from the Family Functioning Questionnaire.27
§Derived from the Parenting Stress Questionnaire.28
AUC, area under the curve; EMPO 2.0, Empowerment Questionnaire 2.0; IPARAN, instrument for Ientification of Parents at Risk for child Abuse and Neglect.