Autistic adults benefit from and enjoy learning via social interaction as much as neurotypical adults do

Table 4 Results from the linear mixed-effects models

	Beta estimate		SE		df		p-value		Lower bound		Upper bound
Model	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	2
Predictors
Condition	− 0.07	0.24	0.02	0.14	750	746	*0.003*	0.089	− 0.11	− 0.04	− 0.02	0.52
Verbal fluency (Spot the word)¹	0.02	0.02	0.006	0.006	750	746	*0.002*	*0.0007*	0.01	0.01	0.03	0.03
Non-verbal reasoning (Matrix reasoning item bank, MaRs-IB)²	0.01	0.01	0.002	0.002	750	746	*0.0003*	*0.001*	0.004	0.003	0.02	0.01
Mentalising (Animated Triangle)³	0.002	− 0.01	0.02	0.02	750	746	0.91	0.57	− 0.04	− 0.06	0.05	0.03
Autistic Quotient (AQ)⁴	0.001	0.003	0.005	0.14	750	746	0.78	0.53	− 0.01	− 0.01	0.01	0.01
Enjoyment	–	0.23	–	0.07	–	746	–	*0.0005*	–	0.10	–	0.37
Anxiety	–	0.02	–	0.04	–	746	–	0.63	–	− 0.07	–	0.11
Enjoyment*Condition	–	− 0.05	–	0.03	–	746	–	0.07	–	− 0.11	–	0.005
Anxiety*Condition	–	− 0.02	–	0.02	–	746	–	0.33	–	− 0.07	–	0.02

Outcome of the linear mixed-effects regression models. Model 1: Learning ~ Condition + AQ + Animated Triangle + Spot the word + MaRs-IB + (1 | Participant) + (1|Teacher); Model 2: Learning ~ Condition + AQ + Animated Triangle + Spot the word + MaRs-IB Enjoyment + Enjoyment*Condition + Anxiety + Anxiety*Condition + (1 | Participant) + (1|Teacher)
Italic values indicate p-values; Bold-italic values indicate p-values which reach the threshold for statistical significance of α < .05

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