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. 2021 Feb 2;8(2):96. doi: 10.3390/children8020096

Table 3.

Improvement in adaptive skills: relation to parental and child variables within the preschooler and schooler group.

Mean Difference T1–T0
(M ± SD)
t p Value
CHILD VARIABLES:
Children Undergoing Online
Intervention during COVID-19 lockdown
ABAS-II_GAC T1–T0
Preschooler 14.72 ± 21.21 2.3 0.044 *
Schooler −0.13 ± 9.05 0.07 0.946
ABAS-II_CAD T1–T0
Preschooler 13.18 ± 22.12 1.9 0.07
Schooler −0.2 ± 9.1 1.1 2.99
ABAS-II_SAD T1–T0
Preschooler 8.00 ± 19.63 1.3 0.20
Schooler 1.1 ± 7.6 0.71 0.485
ABAS-II_PAD T1–T0
Preschooler 12.27 ± 22.00 1.8 0.09
Schooler −0.35 ± 11.2 0.15 0.884
Participants with IQ > 70 (No ID)
ABAS-II_GAC T1–T0
Preschooler 16.7 ± 23.5 2.4 0.023 *
Schooler 1.5 ± 10.4 0.734 0.47
ABAS-II_CAD T1–T0
Preschooler 13.9 ± 22.5 1.8 0.089
Schooler 3.1 ± 10.25 1.5 0.15
ABAS-II_SAD T1–T0
Preschooler 11 ± 20 1.1 0.039 *
Schooler 1.0 ± 7.8 0.5 0.96
ABAS-II_PAD T1–T0
Preschooler 15.7 ± 24 2.3 0.037 *
Schooler 1.0 ± 16.23 0.31 0.761
PARENTAL VARIABLES:
Parents Receiving Online
Support during COVID-19 lockdown
ABAS-II_GAC T1–T0
Preschooler 7.2 ± 10.23 2.00 0.085
Schooler 1.8 ± 5.6 1.40 0.180
ABAS-II_CAD T1–T0
Preschooler 5.1 ± 9.92 1.46 0.188
Schooler 6.1 ± 5.41 0.479 0.638
ABAS-II_SAD T1–T0
Preschooler 3.50 ± 12.41 0.79 0.457
Schooler 0.00 ± 7.56 0.000 1.00
ABAS-II_PAD T1–T0
Preschooler 5.3 ± 5.44 2.79 0.027 *
Schooler 1.94 ± 9.3 0.887 0.387
Parents not continuing their usual job
during COVID-19 lockdown
ABAS-II_GAC T1–T0
Preschooler 15.00 ± 25.77 2.3 0.034 *
Schooler −0.500 ± 7.27 0.24 0.812
ABAS-II_CAD T1–T0
Preschooler 13.62 ± 25.24 2.1 0.047 *
Schooler −0.78 ± 7.3 0.40 0.693
ABAS-II_SAD T1–T0
Preschooler 7.75 ± 22.78 1.3 0.194
Schooler 9.3 ± 9.43 0.36 0.719
ABAS-II_PAD T1–T0
Preschooler 12.43 ± 27.27 1.8 0.088
Schooler −0.57 ± 5.5 0.38 0.704

Shown in the Table are the impact of the child (children receiving online intervention during the lockdown, children without intellectual disability) and parental variables (parents receiving online parental support; parents not continuing their usual job during the lockdown either in person or remotely) on adaptive skills the difference T1–T0. Legend: ABAS-II = Adaptive Behavior Assessment System (Second Edition); GAC = general adaptive composite score; CAD = conceptual adaptive domain; SAD = social adaptive domain; PAD = practical adaptive domain; * = significant value.