Table 1.
Mann–Whitney U test for the ASD and CG groups.
| Variable | ASD Group | GC Group | U | Z | p | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | Me | SD | M | Me | SD | ||||
| Interoceptive confusion | 68.90 | 67.00 | 27.96 | 35.69 | 33.00 | 12.01 | 155.50 | −5.18 | 0.000 |
| Alexithymia | 63.15 * | 62.00 | 9.30 | 50.80 | 50.00 | 12.15 | 237.00 | −4.18 | 0.000 |
| Emotional attention |
20.67 * | 20.00 | 9.03 | 27.17 | 28.00 | 7.27 | 320.50 | −3.16 | 0.002 |
| Emotional clarity | 20.72 * | 17.00 | 8.09 | 30.77 | 29.00 | 6.53 | 203.00 | −4.60 | 0.000 |
| Emotional repair |
21.00 * | 21.00 | 7.96 | 29.54 | 30.00 | 6.29 | 241.50 | −4.13 | 0.000 |
M = mean; SD = standard deviation; U = Mann–Whitney U statistic; Z = Z statistic; p = level of significance; * = scores beyond clinical cut-off point.