. 2016 Jun 21;47(12):3822–3832. doi: 10.1007/s10803-016-2840-3

Table 3.

Group differences in associated features of suggested and spontaneous anxious imagery

	ASD high anxiety (N = 29)	Non-ASD high anxiety (N = 17)	ASD low anxiety (N = 14)	Non-ASD low anxiety (N = 18)
Spontaneous anxious imagery condition
Vividness (0–9)	7.1 (2.1)^a	6.4 (2.9)^a	4.8 (2.4)^a	4.9 (3.1)^a	χ ² (3) = 6.9, p = 0.07^†
Controllability (0–9)	3.6 (3.1)^a	2.9 (2.7)^a	5.4 (2.7)^a	3.5 (2.7)^a	χ ² (3) = 4.9, p = 0.17^†
Realism (0–9)	6.4 (2.7)^a	5.9 (2.9)^a	4.6 (2.9)^a	6.5 (2.8)^a	χ ² (3) = 2.5, p = 0.47^†
Upsetting (0–9)	6.8 (2.5)^a	6.9 (2.9)^a	4.4 (2.6)^b	3.8 (2.9)^b	χ ² (3) = 12.6, p ≤ 0.01 ^†
Negative Emotional valence (1–63)	34.9 (10.1)^a,b	41.9 (14.4)^b	28.1 (9.3)^a	28.4 (11.8)^a	F (3, 54) = 3.8, p = 0.02 ^‡, ω² = 0.10
Suggest anxious imagery condition
Vividness (0–9)	5.9 (2.8)^a	5.7 (2.7)^a	4.9 (2.4)^a	5.6 (2.1)^a	χ ² (3) = 3.4, p = 0.49^†
Controllability (0–9)	4.6 (2.9)^a	3.4 (2.6)^a	4.7 (3.3)^a	5.2 (2.1)^a	χ ² (3) = 3.5, p = 0.32^†
Realism (0–9)	5.8 (2.5)^a	4.6 (3.1)^a	4.7 (2.8)^a	4.0 (2.5)^a	χ ² (3) = 5.6, p = 0.13^†
Upsetting (0–9)	3.4 (2.3)^a	4.0 (3.1)^a	3.3 (2.4)^a	1.8 (1.3)^a	χ ² (3) = 6.1, p = 0.10^†
Negative emotional valence (1–63)	30.0 (9.7)^a	29.6 (14.8)^a	28.4 (16.6)^a	18.8 (7.4)^b	F (3, 69) = 3.7, p ≤ 0.01 ^‡, ω² = 0.10

^†Kruskal–Wallis test; ^‡one-way ANOVA

Significant group differences at p < 0.05 are presented in bold (a > b)