From: Sex differences in social and emotional insight in youth with and without autism
Insight scales | Autism (N = 32) | Non-autism (N = 32) | Effects | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Sex | Dx | Sex in autism | |
Five levels of emotional awareness | 3.19 (.201) 2.00–4.00 | 2.75 (.201) 1.00–4.00 | 3.44 (.201) 1.50–5.00 | 2.94 (.201) 2.00–4.00 | p = .023* η2 = .08 | p = .281 η2 = .07 | p = .120 |
Emotional investment in relationships | 3.16 (.243) 2.00–4.00 | 2.75 (.243) 1.00–4.00 | 3.84 (.243) 2.00–5.50 | 3.13 (.243) 1.50–5.00 | p = .058 η2 = .06 | p = .013* η2 = .10 | p = .188 |
Social cognition and object relations | 3.31 (.257) 2.00–4.00 | 2.60 (.257) 1.00–4.00 | 4.03 (.257) 2.00–6.00 | 3.03 (.257) 1.50–5.50 | p = .001* η2 = .16 | p = .028* η2 = .08 | p = .020* |
Understanding of social causality | 3.44 (.253) 2.00–4.50 | 2.88 (.253) 1.00–4.00 | 4.16 (.253) 2.00–6.50 | 3.22 (.253) 1.00–5.00 | p = .004* η2 = .13 | p = .040* η2 = .07 | p = .041* |