Table 3 Baseline and post-intervention scores obtained on measures of social anxiety and social functioning, statistical analysis and effect sizes on primary outcome measures
From: Modified CBT for social anxiety and social functioning in young adults with autism spectrum disorder
Variable | Pre-group mean (SD) | Post-group mean (SD) | Mean change (SD) | t (df) | p | Cohen’s d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LSAS-SR (total) | 79.78 (27.36) | 70.17 (31.04) | 9.61 (20.41) | t(77) = 4.05 |  < .001 | 0.33 |
LSAS-SR (fear) | 42.17 (14.81) | 36.87 (15.77) | 5.3 (11.1) | t(77) = 4.03 |  < .001 | 0.35 |
LSAS-SR (avoidance) | 37.62 (13.74) | 33.31 (16.41) | 4.31 (10.83) | t(77) = 3.62 | .003 | 0.28 |
SIAS-total | 45.51 (14.09) | 40.86 (14.64) | 4.6 (11.71) | t(75) = 3.31 | .002 | 0.32 |
SPS-total | 31.41(19.06) | 28.26 (17.46) | 3.15 (13.53) | t(74) = 1.76 | .056 | 0.17 |
SRS-total | 70.62 (9.7) | 68.95 (9.3) | 1.67 (8.75) | t(73) = 1.63 | .103 | 0.18 |
SRS-awareness | 60.41 (9.3) | 62.33 (9.1) |  − 1.91 (11.08) | t(73) =  − 1.46 | .145 |  − 0.21 |
SRS-cognition | 65.5 (10.47) | 64.96 (9.48) | 0.54 (11.28) | t(73) = 0.41 | .683 | 0.05 |
SRS-communication | 70.54 (9.75) | 69.02 (10.02) | 1.52 (9.60) | t(73) = 1.34 | .181 | 0.15 |
SRS-motivation | 70 (9.26) | 67.15 (8.38) | 2.85 (9.23) | t(73) = 2.66 | .008 | 0.32 |
SRS-SCI | 69.23 (9.43) | 67.78 (8.97) | 1.44 (10.72) | t(73) = 1.09 | .278 | 0.16 |
SRS-RRB | 71.14 (11.19) | 68.31 (11.73) | 2.83 (9.48) | t(73) = 2.5 | .013 | 0.25 |