Table 3.

Results from hierarchical multiple regression analysis with relationship satisfaction as the outcome.

Predictor	b	SE	95% CI	p	sr 2
Step 1	R = 0.45, R2 = 0.20, ∆R2 = 0.20**
Age	–0.14	0.05	–0.23, –0.05	0.003	0.05
Autism diagnosis	–3.77	1.26	–6.26, –1.29	0.003	0.05
Step 2	R = 0.49, R2 = 0.24, ∆R2 = 0.04
Age	–0.14	0.05	–0.23, –0.04	0.005	0.05
Autism diagnosis	–4.04	1.97	–7.93, –0.14	0.042	0.03
AQ communication	0.52	0.34	–0.15, 1.19	0.13	0.01
AQ social	–0.32	0.40	–1.11, 0.48	0.43	0.004
Extraversion	0.14	0.23	–0.32, 0.60	0.55	0.002
Agreeableness	–0.08	0.23	–0.54, 0.38	0.73	<0.001
Conscientiousness	0.19	0.23	–0.26, 0.64	0.40	0.004
Emotional stability	0.33	0.25	–0.16, 0.82	0.18	0.01
Openness	0.10	0.24	–0.38, 0.58	0.68	0.001
Step 3	R = 0.82, R2 = 0.68, ∆R2 = 0.44**
Age	–0.03	0.04	–0.10, 0.04	0.43	0.002
Autism diagnosis	0.19	1.35	–2.49, 2.87	0.89	<0.001
AQ communication	0.13	0.23	–0.32, 0.58	0.56	0.009
AQ social	0.23	0.27	–0.30, 0.77	0.39	0.002
Extraversion	0.22	0.16	–0.10, 0.53	0.18	0.005
Agreeableness	0.12	0.16	–0.19, 0.43	0.46	0.001
Conscientiousness	0.08	0.15	–0.22, 0.38	0.60	<0.001
Emotional stability	0.13	0.17	–0.31, 0.35	0.99	<0.001
Openness	0.13	0.16	–0.19, 0.45	0.42	0.002
Social loneliness	–0.08	0.04	–0.16, 0.003	0.06	0.01
Partner responsiveness	0.13	0.01	0.10, 0.16	<0.001	0.23
Sexual satisfaction	0.03	0.04	–0.06, 0.11	0.52	0.001

CI: confidence interval; AQ: Autism Spectrum Quotient.

^*p < 0.05, **p < 0.001.