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Table 2 Baseline demographics and mean questionnaire results overall, between completers and non-completers

From: Modified CBT for social anxiety and social functioning in young adults with autism spectrum disorder

Variable

Complete sample

(n = 78)

Intervention completers

(n = 69)

Post-questionnaire non-completers

(n = 9)

Significance test

Demographics

M (SD)

M (SD)

Range

M (SD)

Range

p value

Age

22.77 (5.31)

22.30 (4.7)

16–33

26.33 (8.17)

18–38

.147

WTAR (FSIQ estimate)

106.32 (11.66)

106.23 (11.89)

73–129

107 (10.25)

83–119

.854

ADOS-2 total score

10.16 (2.91)

10.16 (2.89)

7–17

10.11 (3.22)

7–18

.956

Gender

N (%)

N (%)

 

N (%)

  

Male

47

39

 

8

  

Female

30

29

 

1

  

Other

1

1

 

0

  

Social anxiety

M (SD)

M (SD)

Range

M (SD)

Range

p value

LSAS-SR total

79.78 (27.36)

82.20 (23.93)

22–135

61.22 (22.1)

31–102

.013

LSAS-SR fear

42.17 (14.81)

43.37 (12.49)

12–69

33 (14.78)

11–57

.022

LSAS-SR avoidance

37.62 (13.74)

38.84 (12.35)

10–66

28.22 (8.21)

20–45

.001

SIAS total

45.51 (14.09)

46.01 (14.61)

17–80

41.78 (13.86)

18–57

.412

SPS total

31.41 (19.06)

32.45 (18.79)

2–70

23.78 (17.73)

2–49

.191

Social functioning

M (SD)

M (SD)

Range

M (SD)

Range

p value

SRS total

70.62 (9.7)

71.05 (11.23)

36–90

67.55 (9.33)

52–83

.374

SRS-awareness

60.41 (9.3)

60.42 (10.11)

32–81

60.44 (6.33)

49–69

.993

SRS-cognition

65.5 (10.47)

65.69 (11.42)

37–88

64.11 (7.83)

56–79

.688

SRS-communication

70.54 (9.75)

70.78 (11.52)

37–87

68.77 (10.8)

54–85

.622

SRS-motivation

70 (9.26)

70.49 (10.77)

37–89

66.44 (11.09)

51–79

.292

SRS-SCI

69.23 (9.43)

69.43 (11.02)

35–89

67.77 (9.16)

54–83

.668

SRS-RRB

71.14 (11.19)

71.93 (12.77)

40–90

65.33 (11.82)

45–82

.143

Mood and distress

M (SD)

M (SD)

Range

M (SD)

Range

p value

DASS-21-depression

20.29 (12.06)

20.81 (12.9)

0–42

16.44 (8.05)

0–24

.325

DASS-21-anxiety

16.05 (11.15)

16.51 (11.35)

0–42

12.67 (9.8)

0–30

.334

DASS-21-stress

22.87 (10.86)

23.37 (10.89)

0–42

19.11 (11.83)

0–42

.275

K10

27.69 (9.76)

28.05 (9.59)

0–50

25 (10.44)

10–47

.375

  1. WTAR (FSIQ estimate) = Wechsler’s Test of Adult Reading estimate of Full-Scale Intelligence Quotient; ADOS-2 = Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, 2nd Edition; LSAS-SR = Leibowitz Social Anxiety Scale-Self Report; SIAS = Social Interaction Anxiety Scale; SPS = Social Phobia Scale; SRS-2 = Social Responsiveness Scale 2nd Edition t scores; SRS-SCI = Social Responsiveness Scale—Social Communication and Interaction; SRS-RRB = Social Responsiveness Scale—Restricted Interests and Repetitive Behaviour; DASS-21 = Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale—21 item; K10 = Kessler Psychological Distress Scale