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Table 2 Descriptive statistics and correlations for variables of interest

From: Autism traits outweigh alexithymia traits in the explanation of mentalising performance in adults with autism but not in adults with rejected autism diagnosis

Variable

Sample

M

SD

range

RME

AQ

DIF

DDF

EOT

RME

ASD+

15.1

4.5

0–23

–

    

ASD−

15.8

4.2

2–23

     

AQ

ASD+

38.7

6.1

20–49

− .31***

–

   

ASD−

37.6

5.8

21–47

− .32***

    

TAS-20 (DIF)

ASD+

22.1

6.1

7–35

− .17**

.52***

–

  

ASD−

23.2

6.6

7–35

− .24**

.44***

   

TAS-20 (DDF)

ASD+

19.1

3.8

5–25

− .09

.47***

.59***

–

 

ASD−

18.9

4.0

5–25

− .22*

.47***

.61***

  

TAS-20 (EOT)

ASD+

23.4

5.2

9–39

− .08

.00

.08

.22***

 

ASD−

23.7

5.1

9–40

− .19*

.02

− .01

.17

 

TAS-20

ASD+

64.6

22.1

26–91

− .16**

.46***

.80***

.78***

.59***

ASD−

65.8

23.2

30–90

− .31**

.44***

.81***

.80***

.51***

  1. RME = German 24-item Reading the Mind in the Eyes test; AQ = Autism Spectrum Quotient; TAS-20 = 20-Item Toronto Alexithymia Scale; TAS-20 (DIF) = TAS-20 subscale Difficulties Identifying Feelings; TAS-20 (DDF) = TAS-20 subscale Difficulties Describing Feelings; TAS-20 (EOT) = TAS-20 subscale Externally-Oriented Thinking
  2. *p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001
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