Table 3.
Narrative differences across groups
| ASD group, M (SD) | ASD control group, M (SD) | Significance testing, F/η2 | ASD parent group, M (SD) | Parent control group, M (SD) | Significance testing, F/η2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PB structured narration | 0.80 (0.09) | 0.83 (0.08) | F(1,71) = 2.24/0.03 | 0.81 (0.12) | 0.81 (0.10) | F(1,204) = 0.01/0.00 |
| TAT unstructured narration | 0.39 (0.11) | 0.51 (0.09) | F(1,67) = 18.59/0.22 | 0.45 (0.11) | 0.50 (0.08) | F(1,208) = 7.17/0.03 |
| 1 “Violin Image” | 0.42 (0.19) | 0.60 (0.09) | F(1, 67) = 21.72/0.24 | 0.51 (0.15) | 0.55 (0.16) | F(1,208) = 2.12/0.01 |
| 2 “Farmland Image” | 0.44 (0.16) | 0.53 (0.15) | F(1,67) = 4.70/0.07 | 0.51 (0.15) | 0.58 (0.11) | F(1,208) = 10.26/0.05 |
| 3 “Window Image” | 0.42 (0.15) | 0.44 (0.12) | F(1,67) = 0.04/0.00 | 0.43 (0.14) | 0.46 (0.10) | F(1,208) = 2.03/0.01 |
| 4 “Surgery Image” | 0.37 (0.15) | 0.45 (0.14) | F(1,67) = 5.01/0.07 | 0.43 (0.14) | 0.47 (0.12) | F(1,208) = 4.14/0.02 |
| 5 “Sleep Image” | 0.35 (0.20) | 0.53 (0.14) | F(1,67) = 13.93/0.17 | 0.39 (0.17) | 0.43 (0.14) | F(1,208) = 1.60/0.01 |
| 6 “Man, Woman Gaze Image” | 0.35 (0.17) | 0.47 (0.18) | F(1,67) = 7.73/0.10 | 0.43 (0.17) | 0.48 (0.13) | t(1,208) = 3.48/0.02 |
η2 convention: 0.01 = small, 0.06 = medium, 0.14 = large effects
M, mean; SD, standard deviation
Bold findings indicate significant differences at the level of p < 0.05