Impact of imitation abilities on social communication in autistic children: evidence from an Early Start Denver Model intervention study

Table 3 Regression analysis of the impact of imitation factors (including improvement degree and baseline level) on the enhancement of social communication skills

Group		Standardized Coefficients	t	p	VIF	R²	Adjusted R²	F
Combined Sample (n = 52)	Imitation (Difference)	0.81	6.95	< 0.01**	1.32	0.50	0.48	F(2,49) = 24.48, p < 0.01
Combined Sample (n = 52)	Imitation (Pre-test)	0.31	2.69	0.01**	1.32
ESDM Group (n = 28)	Imitation (Difference)	0.88	7.50	< 0.01**	1.11	0.69	0.67	F(2,25) = 28.16, p < 0.01
ESDM Group (n = 28)	Imitation (Pre-test)	0.26	2.22	0.04*	1.11
Conventional Group (n = 24)	Imitation (Difference)	0.84	4.57	< 0.01**	1.41	0.50	0.46	F(2,21) = 10.62, p < 0.01
Conventional Group (n = 24)	Imitation (Pre-test)	0.36	1.97	0.06	1.41

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