Table 2.
The results of the five-way mixed-design repeated-measurement ANOVA, with the between-subject factor as Group (ASD and NT) and Measure (SCR and PPG) and the within-subject factors as Medication (oxytocin and placebo), Source (human and non-human sound), and Pleasantness (pleasant and unpleasant sound), performed to evaluate the effect of oxytocin inhalation on the autonomic responses
| df | F | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group |
1, 112 |
2.349 |
0.128 |
| Measure |
1, 112 |
18.718 |
0.000*** |
| Group *Measure |
1, 112 |
4.177 |
0.043* |
| Medication |
1, 112 |
0.790 |
0.376 |
| Medication *Group |
1, 112 |
7.000 |
0.009** |
| Medication *Measure |
1, 112 |
1.553 |
0.215 |
| Medication *Group *Measure |
1, 112 |
7.080 |
0.009** |
| Source |
1, 112 |
0.458 |
0.500 |
| Source *Group |
1, 112 |
0.951 |
0.332 |
| Source *Measure |
1, 112 |
0.144 |
0.705 |
| Source *Group *Measure |
1, 112 |
0.701 |
0.404 |
| Pleasantness |
1, 112 |
2.194 |
0.141 |
| Pleasantness *Group |
1, 112 |
0.133 |
0.716 |
| Pleasantness *Measure |
1, 112 |
0.180 |
0.672 |
| Pleasantness *Group *Measure |
1, 112 |
0.296 |
0.587 |
| Medication *Source |
1, 112 |
4.384 |
0.039* |
| Medication × Source *Group |
1, 112 |
1.976 |
0.163 |
| Medication × Source *Measure |
1, 112 |
5.802 |
0.018* |
| Medication × Source *Group *Measure |
1, 112 |
1.373 |
0.244 |
| Medication × Pleasantness |
1, 112 |
0.008 |
0.929 |
| Medication × Pleasantness *Group |
1, 112 |
0.007 |
0.935 |
| Medication × Pleasantness *Measure |
1, 112 |
0.051 |
0.822 |
| Medication × Pleasantness *Group *Measure |
1, 112 |
0.112 |
0.739 |
| Source × Pleasantness |
1, 112 |
1.103 |
0.296 |
| Source × Pleasantness *Group |
1, 112 |
0.081 |
0.777 |
| Source × Pleasantness *Measure |
1, 112 |
0.058 |
0.810 |
| Source × Pleasantness *Group *Measure |
1, 112 |
0.141 |
0.708 |
| Medication × Source × Pleasantness |
1, 112 |
0.033 |
0.855 |
| Medication × Source × Pleasantness *Group |
1, 112 |
0.966 |
0.328 |
| Medication × Source × Pleasantness *Measure |
1, 112 |
0.134 |
0.715 |
| Medication × Source × Pleasantness *Group *Measure | 1, 112 | 0.918 | 0.340 |
*p < 0.05 **p < 0.01 ***p < 0.001.