Social Competence Intervention for Parents (SCI-P): Comparing Outcomes for a Parent Education Program Targeting Adolescents with ASD
Table 2
Difference in outcomes for SCI-P participants versus waitlist comparison participants.
SCI-P participants ()
Waitlist comparison participants ()
Pre
Post
Pre
Post
SD
SD
SD
SD
Parenting stress
Adolescent domain
112.07
21.71
104.38
21.24
116.20
24.84
113.70
26.53
1.36
1, 22
Parent domain
78.33
14.76
67.60
17.13
78.10
19.90
80.50
15.64
5.47*
1, 22
Total stress
217.86
31.35
199.13
34.57
227.50
40.61
228.10
44.04
4.54*
1, 21
Sense of competence
Efficacy
27.63
4.26
32.25
4.39
26.50
5.04
28.70
5.58
3.49+
1, 23
Satisfaction
39.19
5.14
41.50
5.90
36.60
6.57
38.10
7.28
0.45
1, 23
Youth social behavior
107.00
18.40
90.94
17.26
109.30
22.75
90.60
18.39
0.14
1, 23
Note: Unadjusted pre and post means are reported for all measures. ANCOVA used with baseline scores on each outcome measure used as a covariate. Note: Youth social behavior measured by parent-reported total score on the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS). Note: +, *, **=