Effects of mini-basketball training program on social communication impairments and regional homogeneity of brain functions in preschool children with autism spectrum disorder

Table 2 Alterations of SCI in preschool children with ASD before and after intervention (x̄ ± SD)

Variable	MBTP Group		Control Group		F	η_p²
Variable	Baseline	Posttest	Baseline	Posttest	F	η_p²
Social awareness	12.1 ± 3.20	11.5 ± 4.47	10.5 ± 2.45	11.4 ± 2.59	3.416	0.109
Social cognition	20.2 ± 5.06	16.3 ± 5.46	17.3 ± 3.56	19.3 ± 3.89	15.620^***	0.358
Social communication	33.7 ± 10.79	29.1 ± 10.06	30.9 ± 8.06	35.7 ± 8.09	12.460^**	0.308
Social motivation	15.1 ± 4.17	13.1 ± 5.42	14.4 ± 4.39	14.5 ± 4.19	2.451	0.080
Autistic mannerisms	14.7 ± 6.12	12.6 ± 5.69	12.3 ± 5.36	16.4 ± 6.15	9.970^**	0.263
SRS-2 T-score^a	95.8 ± 25.86	82.5 ± 29.55	85.3 ± 20.04	97.3 ± 21.35	14.514^***	0.341

x̄ Mean, SD Standard deviation. Numbers presented are F statistics showing the tests of the interaction effect of group and time. η_p²: Partial eta-squared represents the effect size
^aThe total score of the Social Responsiveness Scale Second Edition (SRS-2). ** p < 0.01. *** p < 0.001

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