Table 7.

Regression Analyses for the Autism Quality of Life scale.

Predictor (n = 384)	Autism QoL
	Std. Beta	Std. Error Beta	t-statistic
Step 1
Sex	−.156	.085	−3.09**
Age	.075	.005	1.49
Number of health conditions affecting daily life	−.151	.089	−3.01**
Model summary	R2 = .060; F = 8.03, p < .001
Step 2
Sex	−.015	.070	−2.60**
Age	−.108	.004	−0.352
Number of health conditions affecting daily life	−.063	.074	−1.52
Anxiety score	−.156	.006	−2.54*
Depression score	−.454	.006	−7.36***
Model summary	R2 = .376; F = 45.51, p < .001
Step 3
Sex	−.076	.058	−2.21*
Age	.003	.003	0.082
Number of health conditions affecting daily life	−.050	.061	−1.46
Anxiety score	−.195	.005	−3.84***
Depression score	−.151	.006	−2.70**
Instrumental support scale	.208	.107	5.34***
Subjective support scale	.385	.094	8.75***
Social interaction scale	.048	.014	0.177
Model summary	R2 = .583; F = 65.64, p < .001

^*p ⩽ .05; **p ⩽ .01; ***p ⩽ .001; QoL = quality of life.