Table 2.
Significant differences between groups (ASD and TD) for social cognition measures and canonical properties of graph analysis (betweenness, closeness, and strength) for each node (i.e., social cognition components).
| Social cognition measures | Measures score mean (SD)/ median [1st quartile−3rd quartile] | Betweenness mean (SD) | z | Closeness mean (SD) | z | Strength mean (SD) | z | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASD | TD | ASD | TD | ASD | TD | ASD | TD | ||||
| COMIC STRIP TASK | |||||||||||
| Belief (B-CST) |
1 [1–2]* |
4 [2–4]* |
4.33 (7.27) |
2.28 (3.96) |
−7.78* | 0.01 (0.01) |
0.04 (0.02) |
27.95* | 1.12 (0.72) |
4.10 (2.80) |
32.52* |
| Emotions (E-CST) |
4 [4–4.75]* |
5 [4–5]* |
10.55 (10.55) |
4.57 (6.03 |
−15.55* | 0.01 (0.01) |
0.04 (0.02) |
28.48* | 1.56 (0.78) |
4.46 (2.71) |
32.42* |
| Intentions (I-CST) |
4 [3–5] |
4 [3–5] |
9.75 (10.90) |
2.23 (4.48) |
−20.19* | 0.01 (0.01) |
0.04 (0.02) |
27.95* | 1.26 (0.48) |
4.16 (2.78) |
32.43* |
| EYES TASK | |||||||||||
| Negative primary emotions (NPE-ET) |
12.11 (2.06) |
12.16 (1.27) |
4.88 (8.32) |
8.43 (8.96) |
31.26* | 0.01 (0.01) |
0.04 (0.02) |
31.26* | 0.98 (0.54) |
4.27 (2.67) |
38.08* |
| Positive primary emotions (PPE-ET) |
11.52 (2.39) |
11.08 (1.65) |
9.77 (10.17 |
1.37 (3.84) |
19.60* | 0.01 (0.01) |
0.03 (0.02) |
19.60* | 1.49 (0.66) |
3.05 (3.01) |
15.87* |
| Negative mental states (NMS-ET) |
10.6 (2.56)* |
11.64 (1.71)* |
13.29 (10.28) |
0.70 (2.50) |
18.64* | 0.01 (0.01) |
0.03 (0.02) |
18.64* | 1.70 (0.67) |
3.00 (3.13) |
12.81* |
| Positive mental states (PMS-ET) |
10.26 (2.40) |
10.76 (1.69) |
12.57 (12.65) |
3.27 (5.07) |
28.31* | 0.01 (0.01) |
0.04 (0.02) |
28.31* | 1.44 (0.63) |
4.30 (2.69) |
32.58* |
| SOCIAL INFORMATION PROCESSING INTERVIEW | |||||||||||
| Encoding (E-SIPI) |
4 [3–4] |
4 [3–4] |
3.99 (7.34) |
6.94 (7.42) |
8.94* | 0.01 (0.01) |
0.04 (0.02) |
35.70* | 0.86 (0.57) |
4.84 (2.55) |
48.03* |
| Interpretation (I-SIPI) |
3 [2–3]* |
3 [3–4]* |
7.18 (9.65) |
2.39 (4.89) |
−13.99* | 0.01 (0.01) |
0.04 (0.02) |
23.10* | 1.36 (0.69) |
3.45 (2.92) |
22.10* |
| Response construction (RC-SIPI) |
2 [1–3]* |
4 [3–5]* |
9.93 (10.71) |
6.68 (7.12) |
−7.98* | 0.01 (0.01) |
0.04 (0.02) |
31.87* | 1.38 (0.69) |
4.83 (2.49) |
42.14* |
| Response evaluation (RE-SIPI) |
19.71 (2.15)* |
29.73 (1.09)* |
5.16 (7.92) |
1.45 (3.48) |
−13.57* | 0.01 (0.01) |
0.04 (0.02) |
24.91* | 0.95 (0.60) |
3.43 (3.02) |
25.43* |
ADS, autism spectrum disorder; TD, typically developing.
*
p < 0.05.