Table 2.
Age-adjusted means, F-tests, effect sizes, and significant contrasts for behavioral/family variables by employment/PSE stability categories
| Behavioral or Family Variable | Never Adjusted Mean (1) |
Sometimes Adjusted Mean (2) |
Consistent Adjusted Mean (3) |
F | Partial Eta Squared | Significant contrasts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Activities of Daily Living | ||||||
| Total | 25.89 | 27.88 | 29.30 | 2.34 | .06 | |
| Housekeeping subscale | 6.59 | 7.15 | 7.63 | .75 | .02 | |
| Personal Care subscale | 7.58 | 7.71 | 7.76 | .36 | .01 | |
| Meal-related subscale | 11.01 | 11.90 | 12.70 | 3.06† | .08 | 1 vs. 3* |
| Maladaptive Behaviors | ||||||
| General | 111.82 | 106.83 | 105.82 | 4.41* | .11 | 1 vs. 2*, 3** |
| Externalized subscale | 104.02 | 100.54 | 99.32 | 2.08 | .06 | |
| Internalized subscale | 113.07 | 110.10 | 107.91 | 1.72 | .05 | |
| Asocial subscale | 111.26 | 105.27 | 103.40 | 3.25* | .09 | 1 vs. 2*, 3* |
| Autism Symptoms | ||||||
| Total | 16.95 | 13.80 | 11.70 | 5.86** | .15 | 1 vs. 2*, 3** |
| Repetitive behaviors subscale | 3.80 | 2.77 | 2.61 | 3.07† | .08 | 1 vs. 2*, 3* |
| Social impairments subscale | 7.25 | 5.90 | 5.02 | 3.17* | .08 | 1 vs. 2†, 3* |
| Nonverbal communication impairments subscale | 2.65 | 2.57 | 2.21 | .47 | .01 | |
| Verbal communication impairments subscale | 3.25 | 2.56 | 1.87 | 4.06* | .11 | 1 vs. 3** |
| Maternal functioning | ||||||
| Mother’s support network | 7.85 | 7.56 | 7.69 | .07 | .00 | |
| Depressive symptoms | 7.98 | 13.55 | 17.09 | 4.31* | .11 | 1 vs. 2*, 3* |
| Anxiety | 8.30 | 9.81 | 12.68 | 2.06 | .06 | |
| Pessimism | 6.11 | 6.17 | 4.79 | 1.67 | .05 | |
†
p < .10
*
p < .05
**
p < .01