Table 5.
Correlations between primary variables and covariates of age, symptom severity, and verbal IQ for comparison group
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Age | - | ||||||||
| 2. Autism symptom severity | −.06 | - | |||||||
| 3. Verbal IQ | −.01 | .19 | - | ||||||
| 4. Parent-reported social anxiety | −.09 | .12 | .03 | - | |||||
| 5. Strange Stories | .14 | −.13 | .46** | .14 | - | ||||
| 6. Reading the Mind in the Eyes | .42* | −.25 | .01 | .20 | .03 | - | |||
| 7. Reciprocity composite | .38* | .00 | −.03 | −.40* | −.07 | .12 | - | ||
| 8. Self-monitoring composite | .28† | .14 | .35* | −.15 | −.10 | .19 | .42** | - | |
| 9. Social Initiative composite | .08 | .08 | .22 | −.22 | .17 | −.03 | .48** | .32* | - |
†
p < .10.
*
p < .05.
**
p < .01.