Table 2 Descriptive statistics and correlations for variables of interest.

From: Alexithymia traits outweigh autism traits in the explanation of depression in adults with autism

Variable

Sample

M

SD

BDI

AQ

DIF

DDF

BDI

ASD+ 

13.9

10.4

   

ASD−

15.7

10.5

    

AQ

ASD+ 

38.7

6.1

0.25 (0.000)

  

ASD−

37.6

5.8

0.12 (0.189)

   

DIF

ASD+ 

22.1

6.1

0.41 (0.000)

0.52 (.000)

 

ASD−

23.2

6.6

0.25 (0.006)

0.44 (0.000)

  

DDF

ASD+ 

19.1

3.8

0.26 (0.000)

0.47 (0.000)

0.59 (0.000)

ASD−

18.9

4.0

 − 0.01 (0.877)

0.47 (0.000)

0.61 (0.000)

 

EOT

ASD+ 

23.4

5.2

 − 0.03 (0.643)

0.00 (0.985)

0.08 (0.203)

0.22 (0.000)

ASD−

23.7

5.1

0.06 (0.551)

0.02 (0.830)

 − 0.01 (0.923)

0.17 (0.065)

  1. Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficients (p values, Bonferroni-adjusted).