Table 1.
Socio-demographics for the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Comparison Group
| ASD Group (N = 186) |
Comparison Group (N= 174) |
t value, f value or χ2, p value |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Mother | |||
| Age (M[SD]) | 38.48 (5.50) | 38.80 (5.78) | t (358) = −0.54, p = .59 |
| Education (N[%]) | χ2 (5, 354) = 11.91, p = 04 | ||
| No HS degree | 4 (2.2%) | 4 (2.3%) | |
| HS degree or equivalent | 11 (5.9%) | 10 (5.7%) | |
| Some college | 35 (l8.8%) | 19 (10.9%) | |
| Associate’s or Bachelor’s | 88 (47.3%) | 69 (39.6%) | |
| Some graduate school | 11 (5.9%) | 13 (7.5%) | |
| Graduate degree | 37 (19.9%) | 59 (33.9%) | |
| Daily Level of Parenting Stress (M[SD]) | 2.45 (1.10) | 1.48 (0.69) | F (1, 358) = 10.46, p < |
| Daily Positive Couple Interactions | 2.85 (1.88) | 3.46 (1.95) | .001 |
| (M[SD]) | 0.95 (1.35) | 0.83 (1.21) | F (1, 358) = 3.68, p < .001 |
| Daily Negative Couple Interactions | F (1, 358) = 1.21, p = .23 | ||
| (M[SD]) | |||
| Father | |||
| Age (M[SD]) | 40.67 (6.19) | 40.50 (6.50) | t (358) = 0.25, p = .80 |
| Education (N[%]) | χ2 (5, 354) = 7.74, p = .17 | ||
| No HS degree | 10 (5.4%) | 4 (2.3%) | |
| HS degree or equivalent | 22 (11.8%) | 14 (7.5%) | |
| Some college | 28 (15.1%) | 23 (13.8%) | |
| Associate’s or Bachelor’s | 82 (44.1%) | 77 (44.3%) | |
| Some graduate school | 11 (5.9%) | 8 (4.6%) | |
| Graduate or professional degree | 33 (17.8%) | 48 (27.6%) | |
| Daily Level of Parenting Stress (M[SD]) | 1.99 (0.88) | 1.43 (0.57) | F (1, 358) = 6.96, p < .001 |
| Daily Positive Couple Interactions | 3.28 (1.39) | 3.60 (1.34) | F (1, 358) = −3.39, p < |
| (M[SD]) | 0.77 (0.69) | 0.68 (0.68) | .001 |
| Daily Negative Couple Interactions | F (1, 358) = 0.14, p = .90 | ||
| (M[SD]) | |||
| Couple | |||
| Household income (M[SD]) | 9.09 (3.19) | 10.66 (2.83) | t (358) = −4.92, p < .01 |
| Couple relationship length (m[SD]) | 11.22 (5.15) | 11.93 (4.61) | t (358) = −1.43, p = .15 |
| Target Child | |||
| Race/Ethnicity (N[%]) | χ2 (6, 353) = 1.17, p = .98 | ||
| White, Non-Latino | 138 (74.2%) | 134 | |
| Latino | 21 (25.8%) | (73.0%) | |
| Asian | 8 (4.3%) | 20 (23.0%) | |
| American Indian | 1 (0.5%) | 7 (4.0%) | |
| Pacific Islander | 4 (2.2%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Black | 6 (3.2%) | 4 (2.3%) | |
| Multiple ethnicities | 7 (3.8%) | 7 (4.0%) | |
| 6 (3.4%) | |||
| Age (M[SD]) | 7.88 (2.3) | 7.94 (2.4) | t (358) = −0.24, p = .81 |
| Gender (N[%]) | |||
| Male | 154 (86.5%) | 146 (83.9%) | χ2(1, 359) = 1.06, p < .55 |
| Female | 24 (13.5%) | 28 (16.1%) | |
| ID (N[%]) | 64 (35.4%) | 0 (0%) | χ2 (1, 359) = 75.01, p < |
| .01 | |||
| SRS-2 (M[SD]) | 77.69 (10.99) | 49.94 (8.34) | t (358) = 26.85, p < .01 |
Note. HS = High school. ID = Intellectual Disability. SRS-2 = Social Responsiveness Scale Second Edition.