Table 3 Hierarchical regression models predicting generalised anxiety (Model 1a), depression (Model 2a), and social anxiety (Model 3a) from age, gender, autistic traits, and camouflaging in the total male and female sample (N = 286)

Model 1a

 Step 1

4, 282

21.31

 < .001

0.22

Age

− 0.05

− 0.11

.046

Gender

− 0.46

− 0.04

0.516

BAPQ

3.40

0.37

 < .001

CAT-Q

0.07

0.22

 < .001

 Step 2

5, 281

17.88

 < .001

0.22

0.00

Age

− 0.05

− 0.11

.040

Gender

7.02

0.55

.087

BAPQ

3.33

0.37

 < .001

CAT-Q

0.18

0.53

.003

CAT-Q * Gender

− 0.07

− 0.15

.065

Model 2a

 Step 1

4, 282

14.06

 < .001

0.15

Age

− 0.07

− 0.15

.011

Gender

− 0.58

− 0.04

0.472

BAPQ

3.44

0.34

 < .001

CAT-Q

0.05

0.12

.038

 Step 2

5, 281

11.55

 < .001

0.16

0.01

Age

− 0.07

− 0.15

.009

Gender

4.98

0.35

.293

BAPQ

3.39

0.34

 < .001

CAT-Q

0.13

0.33

.077

CAT-Q * Gender

− 0.05

− 0.10

.234

Model 3a

 Step 1

4, 282

54.16

 < .001

0.43

Age

− 0.20

− 0.09

.054

Gender

4.56

0.07

.123

BAPQ

25.27

0.57

 < .001

CAT-Q

0.32

0.19

 < .001

 Step 2

5, 281

43.20

 < .001

0.43

0.00

Age

− 0.20

− 0.09

.055

Gender

0.15

0.01

.993

BAPQ

25.31

0.57

 < .001

CAT-Q

0.25

0.15

.333

CAT-Q * Gender

0.04

0.02

.796