Table 2. Percentage of Williams Syndrome and Typical Developing Participants with the Presence of BSI Anxiety Symptoms (N=54).
| Williams Syndrome |
Typical Development |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | No | Yes | z | |
| Nervousness or shakiness (A) | 54.17 | 45.83 | 63.33 | 36.67 | 0.94 |
| Scared without reason (A) | 83.33 | 16.67 | 96.67 | 3.33 | 1.59 |
| Fearful (A) | 54.17 | 45.83 | 76.67 | 23.33 | 1.78 |
| Tense or keyed up (A) | 50.00 | 50.00 | 73.33 | 26.67 | 2.12* |
| Spells of terror or panic (A) | 83.33 | 16.67 | 100.00 | 0.00 | 2.30* |
| Restless (A) | 66.67 | 33.33 | 73.33 | 26.67 | 0.80 |
| Afraid in open spaces or streets (P) | 83.33 | 16.67 | 93.33 | 6.67 | 1.20 |
| Afraid to travel on buses, subways, trains (P) |
75.00 | 25.00 | 100.00 | 0.00 | 2.87** |
| Avoid things, places, activities because of fear (P) |
58.33 | 41.67 | 100.00 | 0.00 | 3.86** |
| Uneasy in crowds (P) | 83.33 | 16.67 | 93.33 | 6.67 | 1.15 |
| Nervous when left alone (P) | 70.83 | 29.17 | 100.00 | 0.00 | 3.14** |
(P) = Phobic Anxiety
(A) = Anxiety
*
p < .05
**
p < .01