Table 3 Correlational analyses

Overall compensation (1)

–

.73***

.59***

.55***

.57***

Shallow compensation (2)

–

.13

.16

.28**

Deep compensation (3)

–

.13

.18

Masking (4)

–

.15

Accommodation (5)

–

Autistic traits

.26**

.41***

.01

.07

.05

Highest education level

.22*

.25**

.02

.09

.18*

Sex (1 = female, 0 = male)^a

− .04

− .11

.03

.07

− .10

Diagnosis (1 = diagnosed, 0 = non-diagnosed)^a

.21*

.30**

.13

− .03

.03

Age at diagnosis^b

.11

.04

− .08

.19

.22