Table 1.
RCT group comparison on demographics and baseline assessment measures
| PEERS® (n = 54) M (SD) | ROAD (n = 52) M (SD) | t or X2 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic & Diagnostic info | ||||
| Adolescent age (years) | 14.65 (1.51) | 14.48 (1.62) | .55 | .58 |
| Adolescent sex (m:f) | 39:15 | 34:18 | .58 | .45 |
| Parent age (years) | 47.81 (6.90) | 47.15 (6.24) | .52 | .61 |
| Parent sex (m:f) | 12:42 | 11:41 | .02 | .89 |
| SRS-2 score Parents | 57.46 (12.40) | 56.22 (12.05) | .50 | .62 |
| Usage of psychiatric medication (yes:no) | 22:31 | 23:29 | .08 | .78 |
| Previous social skills training (yes:no) | 34:20 | 30:21 | 1.24 | 54 |
| WISC/ WASI Total | 101.47 (20.68) | 103.98 (12.40) | -.67 | .50 |
| WISC/ WASI Performance | 103.28 (14.62) | 107.07 (10.65) | .21 | .83 |
| WISC/ WASI Verbal IQ | 100.88 (16.84) | 100.15 (14.99) | -1.35 | .18 |
| ADOS-2 CSS | 5.31 (2.54) | 5.77 (2.39) | -.81 | .42 |
| Process information | ||||
| Compliance Attendance |
A:89.35% P:87.01% |
A: 83.28% | -1.90 | .06 |
| Compliance Homework |
A:74.86% P:70.78% |
A: 68.55% | -1.60 | .11 |
| Fidelity |
A: 92.87% (6.17) P: 97.52% (2.81) |
A: 92.63% (6.72) | -.08 | .90 |
| Group dynamics – Problematic disturbances, % of participants involved (i.e. externalizing/aggressive behaviors) during more than 2 group sessions | 7.3% | 12.8% | .14 | .16 |
| Treatment Satisfaction (Parent) | 8.20 (1.46) | 7.52 (1.45) | 1.97 | .05* |
| Treatment Satisfaction (Adolescent) | 7.51 (1.67) | 7.28 (2.46) | .51 | .61 |
| (n = 48) M (SD) | (n = 41) M (SD) | |||
| CASS total confederates | 37.41 (5.01) | 36.98 (4.27) | .44 | .66 |
| CRS total confederates | 26.23 (5.77) | 23.67 (5.71) | 2.23 | .03* |
| T1 Adolescent measures | ||||
| SSIS-A total | 84.31 (20.45) | 85.51 (16.43) | -.33 | .74 |
| CASS total | 30.13 (8.22) | 28.91 (7.10) | .75 | .46 |
| CRS-A total | 27.45 (4.46) | 25.60 (4.77) | 2.01 | .04* |
| T1 Parent measures | ||||
| SRS-2-P total | 88.90 (27.09) | 86.20 (22.02) | .56 | .58 |
| SSIS-P total | 70.26 (18.49) | 73.20 (16.35) | -.86 | .39 |
| T1 Teacher measures | n = 37 | n = 31 | ||
| SRS-2-T total | 77.92 (24.51) | 73.94 (26.71) | .64 | .52 |
| SSIS-T total | 69.90 (17.98) | 71.59 (15.76) | -.42 | .67 |
p < .05 *, p < .01 **
Contextual Assessment of Social Skills (CASS); Social Skills Improvement System (SSIS); Social Responsiveness Scale-2 (SRS-2); Conversation Rating Scale (CRS); Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC); Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI); Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-2 (ADOS-2)