Table 3.
Family type as predictor of anxiety treatment effectiveness of CBT for children with autism spectrum disorders
| Anxiety disorders severity (ADIS) | Anxiety symptoms (SCARED) | |
|---|---|---|
| Parameter estimate (SE)a | Parameter estimate (SE)a | |
| ‘Un-involved family’ (0 = no; 1 = yes) | 0.15 (0.28) | −0.31 (0.16)# |
| Un-involved family X post | −0.26 (0.21) | 0.34 (0.12)* |
| Un-involved family X follow-up 1 | 0.03 (0.24) | 0.58 (0.15)** |
| Un-involved family X follow-up 2 | −0.10 (0.22) | 0.60 (0.17)* |
| Un-involved family X follow-up 3 | −0.21 (0.27) | 0.40 (0.22)# |
| ‘Authoritarian family’ (0 = no; 1 = yes) | 0.24 (0.24) | 0.46 (0.14)* |
| Authoritarian family X post | 0.07 (0.19) | −0.49 (0.09)** |
| Authoritarian family X follow-up 1 | −0.11 (0.21) | −0.37 (0.15)* |
| Authoritarian family X follow-up 2 | −0.13 (0.20) | −0.27 (0.15)# |
| Authoritarian family X follow-up 3 | −0.14 (0.23) | 0.02 (0.19) |
| ‘Indulgent family’ (0 = no; 1 = yes) | −0.03 (0.25) | −0.17 (0.15) |
| Indulgent family X post | 0.01 (0.20) | 0.07 (0.12) |
| Indulgent family X follow-up 1 | −0.06 (0.22) | −0.15 (0.16) |
| Indulgent family X follow-up 2 | 0.09 (0.20) | −0.34 (0.16)* |
| Indulgent family X follow-up 3 | −0.09 (0.25) | −0.27 (0.20) |
| ‘Authoritative family’ (0 = no; 1 = yes) | −0.41 (0.27) | 0.09 (0.16) |
| Authoritative family X post | 0.15 (0.21) | 0.06 (0.13) |
| Authoritative family X follow-up 1 | 0.16 (0.23) | −0.15 (0.18) |
| Authoritative family X follow-up 2 | 0.16 (0.22) | 0.09 (0.18) |
| Authoritative family X follow-up 3 | 0.47 (0.26) | −0.10 (0.23) |
# p < 0.10; *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; # p < 0.10; aParameter estimates can be interpreted as Cohen’s d (dichotomous predictors) or r (continuous predictors); Post = post-assessment (directly after CBT); Follow-up 1 = three months after CBT; Follow-up 2 = one year after CBT; Follow-up 3 = two years after CBT