Self-esteem rose on average by 3.53, approximately half a s.d. of
baseline self-esteem (Table 3, model 1), and increased across all
subgroups. In relative terms, self-esteem increased less for
children with higher baseline self-esteem, for children from Asian
ethnic groups versus white children and for partial completers
versus completers. SDQ fell on average by 2.65, a third of a s.d. of
baseline SDQ (Table 3, model 2), and fell across all subgroups. In
relative terms, SDQ reduced more for children with higher
baseline SDQ at baseline, for Black compared with white children
and those attending programmes with rounded height data; and
less for boys, children living in more income-deprived neighbourhoods,
where the programme manager had delivered more