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Table 1 Descriptive Statistics and Bivariate Relationships between the SAS and Demographic and Clinical Variables in the Neuropediatric Sample (N = 257) and the CAMHS Sample (N = 804)

From: Examining the psychometric properties of the Norwegian version of the Social Aptitudes Scale in two clinical samples

 

Neuropediatric sample

CAMHS sample

Variable

M (SD)/ n (%)

SAS total r

M (SD)/ n (%)

SAS total r

Age

10.54 (3.46)

 − .15**

11.88 (3.52)

.17***

Gender boysa

165 (64.2%)

.10

423 (52.6%)

 − .19***

SDQ Emotional

3.35 (2.64)

 − .29***

4.61 (2.77)

 − .06

SDQ Behavioral

2.01 (1.93)

 − .45***

2.90 (2.15)

 − .42***

SDQ Hyperactivity

5.14 (2.59)

 − .35***

5.03 (2.78)

 − .36***

SDQ Peer problem

3.75 (2.52)

 − .50***

3.20 (2.31)

 − .32***

SDQ Prosocial

7.25 (2.35)

.62***

7.06 (2.27)

.54***

SDQ Total

14.25 (6.97)

 − .55***

15.74 (6.47)

 − .44***

SDQ Impact

3.40 (2.78)

 − .48***

4.18 (2.75)

 − .27***

VABS − II Socialization

74.20 (15.33)

.56***

− 

 − 

VABS − II Communication

65.89 (13.89)

.41***

 − 

 − 

VABS − II Total

68.70 (14.88)

.52***

 − 

 − 

SRS Social Awareness

8.33 (4.01)

 − .62***

 − 

 − 

SRS Social Cognition

11.18 (6.67)

 − .62***

 − 

 − 

SRS Social Communication

19.28 (10.72)

 − .63***

 − 

 − 

SRS Social Motivation

11.46 (5.91)

 − .46***

 − 

 − 

SRS Autistic Mannerisms

9.09 (6.59)

 − .52***

 − 

 − 

SRS Total

59.43 (30.13)

 − .65***

 − 

 − 

ASD Statusb

29 (11.3%)

 − .20***

 − 

 − 

ADHD Statusc

28 (10.9%)

 − .14*

 − 

 − 

ID Statusd

39 (15.2%)

 − .13*

 − 

 − 

  1. CAMHS sample Child and Adolescents Mental Health Service sample, ASD Autism Spectrum Disorder (without ADHD or ID), ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (without ASD or ID), ID Intellectual Disability (without ASD or ADHD). SDQ Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, VABS − II Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, SRS Social Responsiveness Scale
  2. aGender: 1 = boy and 0 = girl
  3. bASD Status: 1 = present and 0 = absence
  4. cADHD status: 1 = present and 0 = absence
  5. dID Status: 1 = present and 0 = absence
  6. *p < .05
  7. **p < .01
  8. ***p < .001