Effectiveness of a modified group cognitive behavioral therapy program for anxiety in children with ASD delivered in a community context

Table 3 Baseline behavioral measures across groups

Measures	Main site mean (SD)^a	Community sites mean (SD)^a	F (df)^b	p
Parent report
SCARED	31.89 (9.96)	33.84 (12.88)	.49 (1,99)	.48
SCAS	34.47 (13.01)	35.32 (13.69)	.42 (1,101)	.52
BASC-2 (t scores)
Externalizing	57.55 (11.74)	59.76 (11.15)	1.76 (1, 100)	.19
Internalizing	64.11 (11.40)	66.67 (13.95)	.83 (1,99)	.37
BSI	69.85 (11.51)	70.84 (8.51)	.50 (1,99)	.48
Parent questionnaire
Effective	3.45 (1.20)	3.72 (1.18)	1.06 (1, 97)	.31
Avoidance	2.70 (1.33)	2.82 (1.17)	.07 (1,95)	.80
Interference	5.00 (1.50)	5.27 (1.41)	.78 (1,97)	.38
Family impact	5.17 (1.84)	5.28 (1.79)	.01 (1, 97)	.92
Child report
SCARED	23.10 (11.21)	26.20 (13.15)	1.12 (1,96)	.29
SCAS	28.96 (12.18)	30.59 (14.86)	.51 (1,101)	.48
Child questionnaire
Amount of worry	3.34 (2.04)	3.83 (2.07)	.83 (1, 96)	.37
Interference/distress	3.22 (2.48)	3.88 (2.40)	1.40 (1,96)	.24

Note. SCARED Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders, total score, SCAS Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale, total score, BASC-2 Behavior Assessment System for Children, Second Edition; see Appendix A for information on Parent and Child Questionnaires
^aUnadjusted means reported
^bAdjusted F-statistic from ANCOVA controlling for age

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