Table 5.

Adolescent perceptions of final participation decision based on initial concordance or discordance with parent.

	Mean (range)* p-value **
How much do you personally agree with the final decision?
Initial concordance with parent	6.2 (5.9 – 6.6)
Initial discordance with parent	5.2 (4.7 – 5.8)
	p = .001
How comfortable are you with the decision that your family made?
Initial concordance with parent	6.2 (5.8 – 6.6)
Initial discordance with parent	5.0 (4.4 – 5.6)
	p = .003
How influential do you feel you were in making the decision?
Initial concordance with parent	5.8 (5.4 – 6.1)
Initial discordance with parent	4.9 (4.3 – 5.5)
	p = .022
I was able to express opinions during the discussion.
Initial concordance with parent	6.4 (6.1 – 6.6)
Initial discordance with parent	6.2 (5.8 – 6.6)
	p = .623

^*Likert Scale: 1 = Not at All, 7 = A Lot

^**Students t-test