Table 5:
Descriptive statistics of family characteristics in each class and in total sample
| Variable | 1 Family Resilient (n = 63; 43%) |
2 Family Distressed (n = 18; 12%) |
3 Couple Distressed (n = 20; 14%) |
4 Mother Distress with Partner (n = 12; 8%) |
5 Mother Low Warmth – Father Low Criticism (n = 35; 24%) |
Bonferroni-corrected Difference by Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multiplex Families | ||||||
| Addl. Child with Dis. (N [%]) | 18 (29%) | 9 (50%) | 7 (35%) | 6 (50%) | 14 (40%) | |
| Mother BAPQ (M [SD]) | 91.13 (17.54) | 105.61 (31.97) | 94.63 (21.38) | 96.17 (25.43) | 104.74 (21.65) | 1 < 5 |
| Father BAPQ (M [SD]) | 102.23 (21.61) | 125.28 (17.51) | 114.37 (19.69) | 115.25 (19.86) | 107.35 (20.14) | 1, 5 < 2 |
| Child-related Challenges | ||||||
| Mother SRS-2 (M [SD]) | 73.43 (11.43) | 79.44 (8.15) | 75.42 (10.97) | 74.75 (9.89) | 78.59 (7.93) | |
| Father SRS-2 (M [SD]) | 72.75 (12.17) | 77.33 (6.21) | 75.47 (12.02) | 74.33 (8.76) | 75.50 (8.55) | |
| Mother CBCL (M [SD]) | 58.93 (11.21) | 68.39 (7.15) | 65.89 (8.41) | 63.67 (6.64) | 67.71 (7.09) | 1 < 2, 3, 5 |
| Father CBCL (M [SD]) | 59.90 (9.38) | 67.50 (7.52) | 63.32 (9.83) | 63.92 (7.56) | 65.09 (6.97) | 1 < 2, 5 |
Note. BAPQ = Broader Autism Phenotype Questionnaire; SRS-2 = Social Responsiveness Scale, 2nd Edition; CBCL = Child Behavioral Checklist. Family size and target child intellectual disability status were included as covariates.