Research Article

Social Competence Intervention for Parents (SCI-P): Comparing Outcomes for a Parent Education Program Targeting Adolescents with ASD

Table 1

Participant demographic information.

SCI-P groupWait list comparison group
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Parent characteristics
Sex
 Mothers100.0%80.0%
 Fathers 0.0%20.0%
Age (years)
(SD)46.69 (7.07)41.20 (7.90)
 Range35–5831–54
Race/ethnicity
 White93.8%100.0%
 Latino6.3%0.0%
Marital status
 Married81.3%60.0%
 Divorced12.5%20.0%
 Never married0.0%10.0%
 Widowed6.3%10.0%
Youth characteristics
Sex
 Boys100.0%100.0%
 Girls0.0%0.0%
Age (years)
(SD)12.68 (1.36)12.62 (1.13)
 Range10.92–14.7511.25–14.25
Race/ethnicity
 White87.5%100.0%
 Latino12.5%0.0%
Full scale IQ
(SD)97.44 (14.81)100.80 (12.43)
 Range77–12984–130
Family characteristics
Composition
 Two biological parents50.0%40.0%
 Two adoptive parents18.8%10.0%
 Stepfamily12.5%30.0%
 Single parent18.8%20.0%
Income
 $10,000–20,0006.3%0.0%
 $20,000–30,0006.3%20.0%
 $30,000–40,00018.8%10.0%
 $40,000 or more56.3%40.0%
 Did not report12.5%30.0%