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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Mar 3.
Published in final edited form as: J Autism Dev Disord. 2008 May;38(5):876–889. doi: 10.1007/s10803-007-0461-6

Table 7. Prediction of Personal Growth in Mothers of Adolescentsa.

Coping strategy

Problem-focused Emotion-focused

Variable Active coping Planning Pos. reint. and growth Venting Denial Behavioral disengagement
Model 1
Income .02 .05 .09 .01 .00 .01
Social Reciprocity -.10 -.11 -.14* -.16* -.15* -.15*
Coping .24** .31*** .52*** -.18* -.06 -.30***
Coping X Soc. Reciprocity -.05 .03 .12 -.15* -.11 -.14*
R2 .09** .12*** .28*** .06* .04 .12***
Model 2
Income .01 .04 .07 -.02 -.03 -.02
Communication .11 .11 .08 .07 .05 .08
Coping .30*** .35*** .51*** -.11 -.08 -.29***
Coping X Com. .06 .08 .01 -.01 -.15* -.10
R2 .09** .12*** .25*** .02 .03 .09**
Model 3
Income .00 .03 .06 -.01 -.02 -.01
Repetitive Behavior .01 .01 -.02 .01 .01 .04
Coping .26*** .32*** .49*** -.11 -.04 -.25**
Coping X Rep. Behavior .05 .02 .17** -.05 -.08 -.15*
R2 .08** .11*** .28*** 02 .01 .10***

Note. The coefficients shown are standardized betas.

a

Each coping strategy was entered into a separate regression model.

*

p < .05,

**

p < .01,

***

p < .001.