Table 4.
Relationship and comparison between adolescents’ and parents’ ratings: Pearson’s r correlation coefficients and results of the Student’s t-test for dependent samplesa with Cohen d as a measure of effect size.
| Scale | Parent–girl with ASD dyads (n = 35) |
Parent–boy with ASD dyads (n = 35) |
Parent–girl in control group dyads (n = 24) |
Parent–boy in control group dyads (n = 24) |
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| r | t | D | r | t | d | r | t | d | r | t | d | |
| Withdrawn | 0.55 | 0.25 | – | 0.00 | −0.21 | – | 0.34 | 6.17** | 0.78 | 0.50 | 7.44** | 0.84 |
| Somatic Complaints | 0.72** | −0.06 | – | 0.34 | −1.22 | – | 0.05 | 1.76 | – | 0.10 | 2.41 | – |
| Anxious/Depressed | 0.69** | −1.72 | – | 0.42 | −1.87 | – | 0.14 | 0.89 | – | 0.51 | 3.57 | – |
| Thought Problems | 0.56 | 0.99 | – | 0.02 | −0.37 | – | −0.08 | 3.54 | – | 0.53 | 4.0** | 0.64 |
| Social Problems | 0.33 | −3.55** | 0.52 | 0.20 | −4.55** | 0.62 | 0.08 | 1.58 | – | 0.54 | 3.34 | – |
| Attention Problems | 0.34 | −2.78 | – | 0.08 | −3.62** | 0.53 | 0.14 | 5.34** | 0.74 | 0.43 | 4.18** | 0.66 |
| Delinquent Problems | 0.50 | −1.34 | – | 0.51 | −1.61 | – | 0.33 | 4.46** | 0.68 | 0.21 | 3.22 | – |
| Aggressive Behavior | 0.38 | −1.76 | – | 0.32 | −2.80 | – | 0.27 | 0.95 | – | 0.30 | 2.23 | – |
| Internalizing | 0.76** | −0.57 | – | 0.31 | −1.21 | – | 0.18 | 2.77 | – | 0.47 | 5.57** | 0.76 |
| Externalizing | 0.47 | −1.85 | – | 0.38 | −2.65 | – | 0.29 | 1.70 | – | 0.30 | 2.83 | – |
| Behavioral Problems—Total | 0.64** | 2.55 | – | 0.23 | 0.90 | – | 0.21 | 6.38** | 0.80 | 0.43 | 9.48** | 0.89 |
ASD: autism spectrum disorder.
a
Due to multiple comparisons, the p level has been lowered (Sidak/Bonferroni correction) to 0.0064.
**
p < 0.001.