Table 1.
Descriptive and inferential statistics for demographic information, TASIT-S, SEQ subscales, IRI Perspective Taking, and HADS in MS and HC individuals.
| Variable | MS n = 20 |
HC n = 20 |
t or χ2 | df | p | 95% CI Difference |
V or d | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LL | UL | |||||||
| Male | 4 (40%) | 6 (60%) | ||||||
| Female | 16 (53.3%) | 14 (46.7%) | .53 | 1 | .465 | .12c | ||
| Age, years (SD) | 47.25 (11.04) | 44.35 (11.43) | .81 | 38 | .420 | −4.30 | 10.10 | .25 |
| Education, years (SD) | 12.45 (1.76) | 13.25 (1.99) | 1.34 | 38 | .187 | −2.01 | .41 | .42 |
| TASIT-S, mean (SD) | ||||||||
| Part 1 Emotion Evaluation Test | 6.70 (1.34) | 7.45 (1.05) | 1.97 | 38 | .056 | −1.52 | 0.02 | .62 |
| Part 2 Sincerity | 13.00 (2.29) | 12.85 (3.18) | .17 | 38 | .865 | −1.63 | 1.93 | .05 |
| Part 2 Sarcasmb | 16.15 (3.69) | 18.30 (1.81) | 2.34 | 27.64 | .027a | −4.03 | 0.27 | .74 |
| Part 3 Lies | 11.40 (2.06) | 11.65 (2.60) | .34 | 38 | .738 | −1.75 | 1.25 | .11 |
| Part 3 Sarcasm | 15.85 (2.25) | 17.10 (2.13) | 1.80 | 38 | .079 | −2.65 | 0.15 | .57 |
| SEQ, mean (SD) | ||||||||
| Emotion Recognition | 18.85 (3.39) | 19.85 (3.15) | .97 | 38 | .340 | −3.10 | 1.10 | .31 |
| Emotional Empathy | 19.00 (2.90) | 18.70 (2.30) | .36 | 38 | .719 | −1.38 | 1.98 | .12 |
| IRI, mean (SD) | ||||||||
| Perspective Taking | 18.35 (7.10) | 15.60 (7.42) | 1.20 | 38 | .239 | −1.90 | 7.40 | .38 |
| HADS, mean (SD) | ||||||||
| Anxiety | 7.40 (4.43) | 5.50 (3.30) | 1.54 | 38 | .420 | −0.60 | 4.40 | .49 |
| Depression | 5.50 (3.00) | 3.20 (3.44) | 2.25 | 38 | .030a | 0.23 | 4.37 | .71 |
Note: Descriptive and inferential statistics for between-group comparisons on demographics, TASIT-S, SEQ subscales Emotion Recognition and Emotional Empathy, IRI Perspective Taking subscale, and the HADS. Frequencies are reported for sex. Means and standard deviations for all other variables are reported. CI, Confidence Interval; d, Cohen's d effect size; df, degrees of freedom; HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; IRI, Interpersonal Reactivity Index; LL, Lower Level; SEQ, Social and Emotional Questionnaire; TASIT-S, The Awareness of Social Inference Test-Short; UL, Upper Level; and V, Cramer's V effect size.
Denotes significant between-group differences (p < .05). Cohen's d effect size > .5 are in bold.
Denotes a significant Levene's Test for Equality of Variances; thus, equal variances not assumed was interpreted.
Denotes Cramer's V effect size.