Comorbidity and Family Factors Associated with Selective Mutism

Table 4

Group differences on measures of family factors.

Measures of family factors	Selective mutism group; M (SD)	Community comparison group; M (SD)	d
FACI^a
(i) Parental warmth subscale	4.24 (1.48)	4.86 (1.32)	.45
(ii) Parental involvement/protection subscale	4.97 (1.24)	4.21 (1.10)	.65
(a) Social activities away from home	2.79 (1.18)	3.21 (1.13)	.37
(b) Parental monitoring	4.00 (.80)	3.25 (.84)	.93*
(c) Comfort with separation	3.41 (.95)	2.96 (.96)	.48
(iii) Parental expectations subscale	4.34 (1.45)	3.93 (1.25)	.27
(a) Performance expectations	3.75 (.99)	3.53 (.69)	.27
(b) Future expectations	3.07 (1.25)	2.79 (.99)	.25
FAM-III^b Subscales
(i) Task accomplishment subscale	12.41 (1.24)	12.38 (1.38)	.20
(ii) Role performance	11.90 (1.80)	12.25 (1.70)	.20
(iii) Communication	13.10 (1.23)	12.79 (1.32)	.25
(iv) Affective expression	12.21 (1.57)	11.29 (1.12)	.67
(v) Involvement	11.72 (1.16)	12.04 (1.30)	.27
(vi) Control	10.24 (1.46)	9.88 (1.65)	.24
(vii) Values and norms	11.79 (1.26)	11.04 (1.46)	.57
(viii) Social desirability	19.03 (1.82)	18.67 (1.37)	.30
(ix) Defensiveness	19.17 (1.77)	18.50 (1.69)	.39

aFACI  =  Family Assessment Clinician Interview. bFAM-III  =  Family Assessment Measure, Version III.
* 𝑃<.0014.