Table 4 Personality data on the NEO.

From: Associations among autistic traits, cognitive and affective empathy, and personality traits in adults with autism spectrum disorder and no intellectual disability

 

Non-ASD control (n = 28)

[95% CI]

ASD (n = 24)

[95% CI]

p-values (uncorrected)

p-values with cofactors

η2

Effect size

Neuroticism

55.2 ± 10.4

[52.6–60.7]

67.8 ± 10.7

[61.6–70.4]

 < 0.001***

0.004**

0.158

1.194

Extraversion

49.8 ± 11.9

[45.2–53.3]

34.7 ± 8.7

[30.9–39.8]

 < 0.001***

 < 0.001***

0.290

1.448

Openness

51.9 ± 7.1

[48.6–55.2]

49.4 ± 9.4

[45.8–53.0]

0.271

0.338

0.019

0.300

Agreeableness

48.1 ± 11.6

[42.7–52.4]

40.6 ± 12.4

[35.9–46.5]

0.028*

0.098

0.056

0.619

Conscientiousness

45.6 ± 10.3

[40.1–48.6]

36.6 ± 11.4

[33.5–42.7]

0.004**

0.065

0.069

0.828

  1. Data are mean ± SD. The number in the bracket is the value of 95% confidence intervals (CI).
  2. η2 semi-partial eta-squared. Effect size represents a sample-based estimate of the quality. NEO NEO Personality Inventory-Revised.
  3. *p < 0.05,**p < 0.01,***p < 0.001. Uncorrected p-values are determined by MANOVA followed by t-tests. Corrected p values were done by subsequent ANCOVA, treating BDI ad full-scale IQ scores as covariates.
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