Table 8.
Correlations between CAT-Q Total and factor scores and autistic traits (BAPQ), social anxiety (LSAS), wellbeing (WEMWBS), depression (PHQ), and generalised anxiety (GAD) for the autistic (N = 306) and non-autistic (N = 400) subsamples
| Total BAPQ | BAPQ: Aloof | BAPQ: pragmatic language | BAPQ: rigidity | Total LSAS | WEMWBS | PHQ | GAD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autistic | ||||||||
| CAT-Q total | 0.34*** | 0.24*** | 0.33*** | 0.28*** | 0.44*** | − 0.16* | 0.28*** | 0.35*** |
| Compensation | 0.21*** | 0.08 | 0.27*** | 0.18** | 0.30*** | − 0.02 | 0.18** | 0.25*** |
| Masking | − 0.03 | − 0.07 | − 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.19** | − 0.02 | 0.16** | 0.20*** |
| Assimilation | 0.72*** | 0.63*** | 0.62*** | 0.54*** | 0.60*** | − 0.37*** | 0.35*** | 0.41*** |
| Non-autistic | ||||||||
| CAT-Q total | 0.67*** | 0.58*** | 0.56*** | 0.54*** | 0.60*** | − 0.43*** | – | – |
| Compensation | 0.54*** | 0.42*** | 0.52*** | 0.44*** | 0.46*** | − 0.31*** | – | – |
| Masking | 0.32*** | 0.24*** | 0.24*** | 0.32*** | 0.35*** | − 0.24*** | – | – |
| Assimilation | 0.78*** | 0.77*** | 0.62*** | 0.59*** | 0.69*** | − 0.53*** | – | – |
*p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001