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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Dev Rev. 2015 Sep 1;37:41–65. doi: 10.1016/j.dr.2015.05.001

Table 5.

Between-group moderator analyses (categorical variable)

N Hedge’s g S.E. 95% CI z-value p-value
Environmental Setting
  External
    Classroom 7 0.37 0.11 [0.14; 0.59] 3.21** < .01
    Lab 4 0.66 0.18 [0.31; 1.02] 3.65 *** < .001
    Area in school 8 0.89 0.12 [0.65; 1.13] 7.24*** < .001
  Mental
    Classroom 1 0.51 0.42 [−0.32; 1.33] 1.21 0.23
    Lab 1 0.79 0.46 [−0.11; 1.69] 1.72 0.09
    Area in school 5 0.38 0.19 [0.01; 0.75] 1.99* < .05
  Reflective
    Classroom 4 0.55 0.19 [0.18; 0.91] 2.94* < .01
    Lab 1 0.54 0.37 [−0.18; 1.25] 1.47 0.14
    Area in school 12 0.67 0.11 [0.45; 0.89] 5.94*** < .001
Social Setting
  External
    Group 17 0.72 0.10 [0.53; 0.91] 7.39 *** < .001
    Individual 6 0.36 0.15 [0.06; 0.66] 2.38* < .05
  Mental
    Group 5 0.38 0.16 [0.07; 0.68] 2.42* < .05
    Individual 5 0.20 0.16 [−0.11; 0.50] 1.28 0.20
  Reflective
    Group 10 0.42 0.08 [0.27; 0.56] 5.45*** < .001
    Individual 10 0.88 0.09 [0.71; 1.05] 10.12 *** < .001
Sample Type
  External
    Typically developed 11 0.64 0.12 [0.41; 0.87] 5.40*** < .001
    Clinical condition 14 0.63 0.12 [0.40; 0.85] 5.47*** < .001
    - Children with Autism 9 0.76 0.16 [0.45; 1.06] 4.85*** < .001
    - Other than Autism 5 0.47 0.18 [0.12; 0.82] 2.66** < .01
Mental
    Typically Developed 10 0.27 0.10 [0.07; 0.47] 2.67** < .01
    Clinical Condition 1 0.79 0.37 [0.07; 1.51] 2.14* < .05
Reflective
    Typically Developed 14 0.68 0.09 [0.50; 0.86] 7.45*** < .001
    Clinical Condition 7 0.57 0.13 [0.33; 0.82] 4.57*** < .001
    - Children with Autism 5 0.69 0.12 [0.46; 0.92] 5.85*** < .001
    - Disability-Autism 2 0.31 0.17 [−0.03; 0.65] 1.81 0.07
Country
  External
    America 11 0.41 0.10 [0.22; 0.59] 4.20*** < .001
    Europe 9 0.96 0.12 [0.72; 1.20] 7.80*** < .001
    Other 5 0.55 0.15 [0.25; 0.85] 3.55 *** < .001
  Mental
    America 4 0.09 0.15 [−0.20; 0.38] 0.59 0.55
    Europe 7 0.44 0.12 [0.21; 0.67] 3.78 *** < .001
  Reflective
    America 9 0.74 0.12 [051; 0.96] 6.33*** < .001
    Europe 8 0.52 0.11 [0.30; 0.74] 4.75*** < .001
    Other 4 0.73 0.17 [0.40; 1.06] 4.34*** < .001
EPHPP Global Rating
  External
    Strong 14 0.62 0.11 [0.41; 0.83] 5.83*** < .001
    Moderate 7 0.61 0.16 [0.30; 0.91] 3.92*** < .001
    Weak 4 0.76 0.24 [0.28; 1.23] 3.14* < .05
  Mental
    Strong 9 0.24 0.11 [0.03; 0.46] 2.24* < .05
    Moderate 1 0.51 0.33 [−0.13; 1.15] 1.57 0.12
    Weak 1 0.79 0.37 [0.06; 1.52] 2.11* < .05
  Reflective
    Strong 10 0.55 0.10 [0.36; 0.74] 5.59*** < .001
    Moderate 8 0.85 0.12 [0.61; 1.09] 6.86*** < .001
    Weak 3 0.51 0.18 [0.16; 0.86] 2.88** < .01

Note.

*

p < 0.05,

**

p < 0.01,

***

p < 0.001