TABLE 1.

Demographic and pretest variables.

Variable	EXP	WLC	df	χ 2/t	p
Demographics
Race
Caucasian	36	29	1	0.53	0.47
African American	6	2	1	1.16	0.28
Asian/Pacific Islander	2	2	1	0.09	0.77
Ethnicity
Hispanic	2	3	1	0.64	0.42
Non-Hispanic	42	30
Pretest variables
STAIC-State	31.68	31.69	1,74	0.004	1.00
STAIC-Trait	37.66	37.47	1,74	–0.10	0.92
Unsolicited (T1) Self Play	27.61	29.49	1,74	0.31	0.76
Unsolicited (T1) Group Play	8.29	7.33	1,74	–0.24	0.81
Solicited (T4) Self Play	12.42	12.78	1,74	0.06	0.95
Solicited (T4) Group Play	60.86	48.86	1,74	–1.43	0.16

EXP, experimental group; WLC, waitlist control group; STAIC, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children. The duration of play behavior is presented as seconds.