Item | Description | Mean (95% CI) | p Value | ||
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With dog (n=80) | Waiting for dog (n=84) | Diff* (95% CI) | |||
HAZ | Environmental hazards (range 8–56) | 32.43 (29.47 to 35.39) | 22.97 (20.83 to 25.11) | 10.9 (6.97 to 14.89) | <0.001† |
PUBLIC | Public acceptance(range 4–28) | 15.87 (14.23 to 17.50) | 10.67 (9.56 to 11.77) | 5.80 (3.69 to 7.90) | <0.001‡ |
SD | Competence (range 4–28) | 19.75 (18.74 to 20.77) | 17.91 (16.52 to 18.92) | 1.97 (0.273 to 3.68) | 0.023 |
OS | Objective strain (range 11–55) | 35.03 (32.81 to 37.20) | 35.91 (34.08 to 38.01) | −0.54 (−3.78 to 2.70) | 0.744 |
SIS | Subjective internalised strain (range 6–35) | 22.47 (21.21 to 23.60) | 23.63 (22.89 to 25.03) | −0.81 (−2.63 to 1.00) | 0.380 |
SES | Subjective externalised strain (range 4–20) | 7.74 (7.01 to 8.46) | 7.88 (7.28 to 8.49) | −0.34 (−1.37 to 0.69) | 0.522 |
*Adjusted for gender, age, location education.
†There was a lesser albeit significant effect of having a dog for parents/guardians whose children attend a special school for children with ASD.
‡There is no significant difference in ratings of parents/guardians who have a child in a mainstream primary school (p=0.09).
ASD, autism spectrum disorder.