Item 1: Transition smoothly between activities
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3.83, 0.83
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3.91, 0.70
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Item 2: Use open-ended questions as a means of encouraging participants to talk
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3.75, 1.06
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4.18, 0.75
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Item 3: Encourage children and parents involvement with discussion and activities
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4.03, 0.90
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4.27, 0.79
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Item 4: Encourage group members to develop their own solutions to problems and prompt use of problem-solving when appropriate
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4.08, 0.67
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4.18, 0.60
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Item 5: Manage participant behavior effectively to minimize disruptions to group process (e.g. maintain focus, help get participants back on track)
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4.42, 0.51
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4.00, 0.45
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Item 6: Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills by expressing warmth, genuineness, and enthusiasm while delivering content
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4.42, 0.67
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4.64, 0.67
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Item 7: Reinforce participant efforts by using praise and minimal encouragements (e.g. “uh-huh”, “okay”)
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4.17, 0.83
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4.00, 0.77
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Item 8: Support participants by acknowledging progress toward weekly behavioral goals
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3.70, 1.06
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4.00, 0.77
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Item 9: Deliver intervention without relying too much on written manuals (e.g. not reading)
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3.92, 0.90
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4.09, 0.54
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Total sum of facilitator characteristics (sum across nine items)
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35.75, 5.80
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37.27, 4.22
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Facilitator characteristics (average across nine items)
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4.04, 0.61
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4.14, 0.47
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Expert facilitator rating
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5.92, 1.56
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6.09, 1.30
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