Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics and Correlations among Variables of Interest (n=61).
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | M (SD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Age in Years | -- | 7.95 (1.48) | ||||||
| 2. IQ | −.23+ | -- | 80.02 (20.68) | |||||
| 3. ASD Symptom Level | −.06 | −.11 | -- | 7.21 (2.06) | ||||
| 4. RSA Baseline | .36** | −.25+ | .04 | -- | 5.96 (1.17) | |||
| 5. RSA Reactivity | −.02 | −.00 | .06 | .00 | -- | 0.00a (0.73) | ||
| 6. Positive Parenting | .01 | −.02 | −.15 | .01 | −.07 | -- | 0.01b (0.62) | |
| 7. Negative Parenting | −.09 | .08 | −.04 | −.19 | .14 | −.05 | -- | −0.01b (0.80) |
| 8. Externalizing Composite | −.26* | .26* | −.08 | .03 | .03 | −.10 | .17 | 0.01b (0.91) |
Note: ASD = Autism spectrum disorder; RSA = Respiratory sinus arrhythmia
a
Scores represent residuals from a regression.
b
Composites were generated by averaging standardized scores.
+
p<.10,
*
p<.05,
**
p<.01