Table 2.

Within-couple correlations for autism-related variables stratified by marital status.

	Unmarried couples			Married/engaged couples			Difference
	n	rs	p	n	rs	p	z	p
AQ	59	0.434	0.001	45	0.058	0.704	1.99	0.047
EQ	59	0.095	0.476	43	− 0.106	0.497	0.97	0.332
SQ-R	58	0.446	< 0.001	45	0.083	0.588	1.93	0.054
D	58	0.360	0.005	43	0.104	0.507	1.31	0.190
RMET	35	0.487	0.003	20	0.046	0.847	1.62	0.105
EFT	37	0.518	0.001	21	0.196	0.394	1.29	0.197

AQ, Autism Spectrum Quotient; EQ, Empathy Quotient; SQ-R, Systemizing Quotient-Revised; D, difference in standardized EQ (E) and SQ-R (S) scores; RMET, Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test; EFT, Embedded Figures Task. Effects in bold are statistically significant at the conventional threshold of p < 0.05 (two-tailed).