Table2.
Mean and SD of mental health variable and its subscales in mothers with and without autistic children; and results of MANOVA
| Variable |
Mean(± SD)
|
df | Mean Square | F | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mothers with autistic children | mothers without autistic children | |||||
| Mental health | 58.71± 13.29 | 51.34± 10.51 | 1 | 827.20 | 5.69 | 0.02 |
| physical symptoms | 13.96± 4.40 | 13.20± 3.74 | 1 | 8.83 | 0.52 | 0.47 |
| Anxiety/insomnia | 16.78± 8.21 | 13.03± 4.30 | 1 | 213.56 | 4.82 | 0.03 |
| social dysfunction | 17.62± 2.56 | 16.78± 3.05 | 1 | 10.72 | 1.33 | 0.25 |
| Depression | 15.65± 5.31 | 14.68± 5.05 | 1 | 14.21 | 0.52 | 0.47 |