Research Article
Comorbidity and Family Factors Associated with Selective Mutism
Table 1
Presentation of demographic characteristics by diagnostic group.
| Demographic variables | Selective mutism group
| Community comparison group
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| Childās age | | | M | 7.59 | 7.99 | SD | 2.68 | 2.16 |
| Childās gender | | | # female | 18 | 20 |
| Childās ethnicity | | | (i) Asian | 0% | 7% | (ii) Black | 0% | 7% | (iii) Latino or Hispanic | 7% | 11% | (iv) Non-Hispanic White | 83% | 57% | (v) Mixed heritage | 10% | 18% |
| Number of siblings | | | M | 1.45 | 1.32 | SD | 1.24 | .82 |
| Motherās age | | | M | 36.79 | 39.33 | SD | 7.64 | 5.05 |
| Fatherās age | | | M | 38.57 | 40.74 | SD | 7.34 | 5.92 |
| Parental marital history | | | (i) Married | 86.30% | 78.60% | (ii) Divorced/ separated | 10.30% | 7.20% | (iii) Never married | 3.40% | 14.20% |
| Childās educational placement | | | (i) Public | 75% | 100% | (ii) Private | 16.67% | 0% | (iii) Home school | 8.33% | 0% |
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