Table 7.
ABC-C subscales | Irritability, Agitation | Lethargy, Social withdrawal | Stereotypy | Hyperactivity | Inappropriate speech | |||||
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Study | S2 | S4 | S2 | S4 | S2 | S4 | S2 | S4 | S2 | S4 |
N | 17 | 49 | 17 | 49 | 17 | 49 | 17 | 49 | 17 | 49 |
FACIAL EMOTIONAL DISPLAY | ||||||||||
Smile | 0.00 | −0.06 | −0.08 | −0.18 | 0.04 | −0.03 | −0.05 | −0.08 | 0.28 | 0.08 |
Laugh | 0.21 | −0.07 | 0.24 | −0.08 | −0.13 | 0.10 | 0.44† | −0.01 | 0.16 | −0.06 |
Negative | 0.57* | 0.03 | 0.45† | −0.08 | −0.01 | −0.14 | 0.72*** | 0.15 | 0.29 | 0.25† |
None | −0.21 | 0.04 | −0.15 | 0.22 | −0.04 | 0.11 | −0.24 | 0.01 | −0.44† | −0.17 |
VERBAL EMOTIONAL DISPLAY | ||||||||||
Positive | – | −0.01 | – | −0.08 | – | −0.07 | – | 0.06 | – | 0.01 |
Negative | – | −0.15 | – | 0.17 | – | −0.01 | – | 0.06 | – | −0.04 |
None | – | 0.04 | – | 0.04 | – | 0.07 | – | −0.04 | – | 0.01 |
SOCIAL INTERACTIONS | ||||||||||
With Peers | 0.32 | 0.01 | 0.02 | −0.03 | −0.08 | −0.18 | 0.25 | −0.01 | 0.13 | −0.23 |
With Adults | 0.45† | −0.24† | −0.19 | −0.31* | 0.17 | 0.05 | 0.67** | 0.01 | 0.44† | −0.05 |
INTERACTIONS WITH ANIMALS OR OBJECTS | ||||||||||
With Animals | −0.03 | −0.15 | −0.51* | −0.13 | 0.00 | −0.07 | 0.17 | 0.00 | −0.12 | −0.02 |
With Objects | 0.38 | −0.02 | −0.18 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.05 | 0.48† | 0.01 | 0.41 | −0.21 |
PROBLEM BEHAVIORS | ||||||||||
Aggression | 0.06 | −0.06 | −0.04 | −0.10 | 0.10 | −0.12 | −0.11 | −0.02 | 0.12 | 0.06 |
Overactivity | 0.09 | −0.07 | −0.50* | −0.15 | 0.38 | −0.06 | −0.02 | −0.02 | 0.13 | 0.00 |
Isolation | −0.35 | −0.04 | 0.23 | −0.11 | 0.03 | −0.08 | −0.52* | −0.03 | −0.32 | 0.12 |
p < 0.10;
p < 0.05;
p < 0.01;
p < 0.001.