Table 5.
Primary and Selected Secondary Outcomes
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| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||||||
| SC ABAS GAC | 16 | 68.1 (8.9) | 68.8 (8.6) | 20 | 68.3 (9.0) | 73.9 (11.7) | 4.1 | 0.2–8.0 | 0.04 |
| SC ABAS Conceptual Composite | 16 | 71.8 (8.8) | 72.1 (9.4) | 20 | 71.6 (10.0) | 76.7 (11.8) | 4.2 | 0.1–8.3 | 0.04 |
| SC ABAS Social Composite | 16 | 69.0 (7.3) | 69.5 (8.9) | 22 | 71.5 (8.1) | 75.9 (9.0) | 3.3 | −0.5–7.2 | 0.09 |
| SC ABAS Practical Composite | 16 | 68.4(11.1) | 69.2 (10.4) | 21 | 68.5 (9.8) | 73.5 (13.7) | 3.0 | −1.6–7.5 | 0.19 |
| SC ABAS Home Living Scale | 16 | 4.6 (2.6) | 4.8 (2.3) | 21 | 4.7 (2.4) | 6.3 (2.8) | 1.3 | 0.3–2.3 | 0.02 |
| SC Self-Determination Performance | 15 | 23.1 (7.6) | 23.7 (8.3) | 24 | 24.4 (5.9) | 28.5 (7.8) | 3.7 | 0.2–7.3 | 0.04 |
| SC Self-Determination Importance | 15 | 44.3 (6.9) | 43.3 (8.6) | 24 | 40.9 (8.3) | 41.6 (8.1) | 1.6 | −2.7–6.0 | 0.44 |
| PT Coping Self-Efficacy Composite | 14 | 128.4 (48.1) | 131.2 (49.9) | 22 | 144.0 (42.1) | 158.3 (38.8) | 16.3 | −5.4–38.0 | 0.14 |
| PT CSES Problem-Focused Coping | 15 | 29.9 (12.3) | 31.8 (12.3) | 22 | 32.8 (11.9) | 35.8 (8.8) | 1.7 | −5.5–8.9 | 0.63 |
| PT CSES Stop Unpleasant Emotions &. Thoughts | 14 | 18.1 (8.2) | 18.3 (9.1) | 21 | 23.3 (8.4) | 22.4 (7.6) | 0.5 | −4.0–5.0 | 0.83 |
| PT CSES Get Support from Friends & Family | 14 | 14.9 (7) | 13.7 (7.1) | 21 | 16.9 (5.5) | 19.1 (5.5) | 3.6 | 0.7–6.5 | 0.02 |
| PT ASEBA Anxiety Problems | 12 | 59.1 (7.7) | 57.6 (6.8) | 22 | 56.7 (7.3) | 57.3 (8.6) | 0.7 | −4.4–5.8 | 0.79 |
Note. SC = Social Coach. PT = Participant with ASD. ABAS = Adaptive Behavior Assessment System. GAC = General Adaptive Composite. CSES= Coping Self-Efficacy Scale. SD= Standard Deviation. CI = Confidence Interval. p = p-value.