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Table 2 Outcome measures

From: The effects of Cognitive Bias Modification training and oxytocin administration on trust in maternal support: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Domain

Specific measurement

Metric

Method of aggregation

Time point

Baseline

Training

Post-intervention

Interpretation bias

Interpretation speed of secure and insecure scenario resolutions

Difference between secure and insecure resolutions

Mean reaction time to secure and insecure probes

 

x

 

Secure interpretation bias

Change from pre-intervention to post-intervention recognition task

Mean rating of secure interpretations

x

 

x

Insecure interpretation bias

Change from pre-intervention to post-intervention recognition task

Mean rating of insecure interpretations

x

 

x

Trust

PIML Trust subscale

Change from pre-intervention to post-intervention

Mean rating of trust items

x

 

x

Child’s attachment-related behavior

Observation of the quality of the approach of child towards mother during a puzzle task with the MCAM scoring scales

Change from pre-intervention to post-intervention

Frequency of child behaviors

x

 

x

Mother-child interactional coherence

Observation of positive parent behavior and positive child behavior (with the MCAM scales) during a puzzle task

Change from pre-intervention to post-intervention

Jaccard Index indicating the occurrence of parent behavior at time point t − 1 and child behavior at time point t and vice versa (i.e., indicating the occurrence of child behavior at time point t − 1 and parent behavior at time point t)

x

 

x

  1. PIML People In My Life; MCAM Middle Childhood Attachment Micro-observation system