Table 1. Means and Standard Deviations for Well-Being, Coping Strategies, and Autism Symptoms by Child Cohort.
Toddlers | Adolescents | ||||||||||||||||||||
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M | SD | M | SD | F | |||||||||||||||||
Maternal Well-Being | |||||||||||||||||||||
Depression | 13.73 | 9.70 | 13.48 | 9.75 | 1.02 | ||||||||||||||||
Anger | 8.37 | 7.56 | 11.36 | 9.85 | 6.22* | ||||||||||||||||
Personal Growth | 25.29 | 3.50 | 25.77 | 3.81 | 1.43 | ||||||||||||||||
Problem-Focused Coping Strategies | |||||||||||||||||||||
Positive Reinterpretation And Growth | 8.28 | 2.50 | 8.32 | 2.57 | 0.10 | ||||||||||||||||
Active Coping | 8.05 | 2.29 | 8.53 | 2.32 | 3.29 | ||||||||||||||||
Planning | 8.86 | 2.49 | 9.24 | 2.33 | 1.29 | ||||||||||||||||
Emotion-Focused Coping Strategies | |||||||||||||||||||||
Focus on Venting Emotions | 6.34 | 2.61 | 6.41 | 2.59 | 0.10 | ||||||||||||||||
Behavioral Disengagement | 1.46 | 1.72 | 1.90 | 1.83 | 4.38* | ||||||||||||||||
Denial | 0.96 | 1.58 | 0.87 | 1.37 | 0.70 | ||||||||||||||||
Autism Symptoms | |||||||||||||||||||||
Impairments in Social Reciprocity | 17.56 | 4.06 | 13.96 | 5.46 | 42.31*** | ||||||||||||||||
Impairments in Communication | 6.21 | 1.86 | 5.55 | 1.49 | 13.78** | ||||||||||||||||
Repetitive Behaviors | 4.78 | 2.09 | 5.66 | 2.64 | 9.62*** |
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