Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of Adolescent Participants
| Intervention | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Value | Mean (SD) or N (%) | ENGAGE (n = 32) |
SKILLS (n = 30) |
p-value |
| Age (yrs.) | 14.72 (1.83) | 14.77 (1.89) | 14.68 (1.79) | 0.86 | |
| IQ | 93.48 (15.31) | 94.97 (17.05) | 91.79 (13.16) | 0.42 | |
| Free/Reduced Lunch % | 22.55 (22.28) | 23.40 (22.30) | 21.62 (22.63) | 0.76 | |
| ASD Participants | 2.88 (1.08) | 2.68 (0.75) | 3.11 (1.34) | 0.14 | |
| Gender | Male | 54 (87.1%) | 28 (87.5%) | 26 (86.7%) | 0.99 |
| Female | 8 (12.9%) | 4 (12.5%) | 4 (13.3%) | ||
| Diagnosis | Non-Spectrum | 14 (22.6%) | 6 (18.8%) | 8 (26.7%) | 0.60 |
| ASD | 18 (29.0%) | 11 (34.4%) | 7 (23.3%) | ||
| Autism | 30 (48.4%) | 15 (46.9%) | 15 (50.0%) | ||
| School Type | Middle School | 26 (43.3%) | 15 (46.9%) | 11 (36.7%) | 0.58 |
| High School | 36 (58.1%) | 17 (53.1%) | 19 (63.3%) | ||
| Ethnicity | African American | 8 (12.9%) | 7 (21.9%) | 1 (3.3%) | 0.04 |
| White Caucasian | 25 (40.3%) | 14 (43.8%) | 11 (36.7%) | ||
| Hispanic/Latino | 5 (8.1%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (16.7%) | ||
| Asian | 12 (19.4%) | 5 (15.6%) | 7 (23.3%) | ||
| Other | 8 (12.9%) | 4 (12.5%) | 4 (13.3%) | ||
| Missing/Not reported | 4 (6.5%) | 2 (6.2%) | 2 (6.7%) | ||