Table 2.
2 (Birth-assigned Sex: Male/Female) × 2 (Diagnostic Category: Non-ASD/ASD) × 2 (Gender Identity: Cisgender/Transgender) ANOVA results
| Measure | Effect | F | p | Direction of main effects | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIDYQ | Sex | 12.55 | < 0.001 | 0.04 | Birth-assigned females < Birth-assigned males |
| Gender identity | 1947.98 | < 0.001 | 0.85 | Transgender < Cisgender | |
| Diagnostic category | 28.73 | < 0.001 | 0.08 | Autistic < Non-autistic | |
| Gender identity Diagnostic category | 41.11 | < 0.001 | 0.11 | ||
| Sex Gender identity | 3.35 | 0.068 | 0.01 | ||
| Sex Diagnostic category | 0.78 | 0.378 | 0.00 | ||
| Sex Gender identity Diagnostic category | 0.10 | 0.756 | 0.00 | ||
| RCGI | Sex | 92.67 | < 0.001 | 0.22 | Birth-assigned females < Birth-assigned males |
| Gender identity | 361.98 | < 0.001 | 0.52 | Transgender < Cisgender | |
| Diagnostic category | 16.63 | < 0.001 | 0.05 | Autistic < Non-autistic | |
| Gender identity Diagnostic category | 7.37 | 0.007 | 0.02 | ||
| Sex Gender identity | 1.10 | 0.295 | 0.00 | ||
| Sex Diagnostic category | 0.83 | 0.364 | 0.00 | ||
| Sex Gender identity Diagnostic category | 0.99 | 0.322 | 0.00 | ||
| AQ | Sex | 3.32 | 0.069 | 0.01 | Birth-assigned females = Birth-assigned males |
| Gender identity | 22.79 | < 0.001 | 0.06 | Transgender > Cisgender | |
| Diagnostic category | 167.92 | < 0.001 | 0.33 | Autistic > Non-autistic | |
| Gender identity Diagnostic category | 0.21 | 0.645 | 0.00 | ||
| Sex Gender identity | 2.67 | 0.103 | 0.01 | ||
| Sex Diagnostic category | 0.26 | 0.608 | 0.00 | ||
| Sex Gender identity Diagnostic category | 0.34 | 0.563 | 0.00 | ||
| RMIE | Sex | 7.50 | 0.006 | 0.02 | Birth-assigned females < Birth-assigned males |
| Measure | Effect | F | p | Direction of the main effects | |
| Gender identity | 19.02 | < 0.001 | 0.05 | Transgender > Cisgender | |
| Diagnostic category | 45.40 | < 0.001 | 0.12 | Autistic < Non-autistic | |
| Gender identity Diagnostic category | 12.63 | < 0.001 | 0.04 | ||
| Sex Gender identity | 2.33 | 0.128 | 0.01 | ||
| Sex Diagnostic category | 7.34 | 0.007 | 0.02 | ||
| Sex Gender identity Diagnostic category | 1.59 | 0.209 | 0.01 |
Sex Sex-assigned at birth, GIDYQ Gender Identity/Gender Dysphoria Questionnaire, RCGI Recalled Childhood Gender Identity/Gender Role Questionnaire, AQ Autism-Spectrum Quotient, RMIE Reading the Mind in the Eyes