Table 1 Independent t tests comparing the Neurotypical (N = 679) and Neurodivergent (N = 704) groups on all study variables.

From: Academic anxiety and cognitive reflection in neurodivergence based on evidence from a large international sample

 

Neurotypical

Neurodivergent

Measures

M (SD)

Range

M (SD)

Range

p

Cohen’s d

Statistics anxiety

64.05 (19.91)

23–115

68.76 (21.32)

23–115

 < 0.001**

0.23

Mathematics anxiety

69.71 (21.01)

24–119

75.14 (22.35)

24–120

 < 0.001**

0.25

Cognitive and somatic anxiety

43.24 (13.20)

21–84

48.47 (14.69)

21–84

 < 0.001**

0.37

Test anxiety

57.21 (16.60)

25–100

62.66 (17.09)

25–100

 < 0.001**

0.32

Fear of negative evaluation

24.46 (9.23)

8–40

25.85 (9.11)

8–40

0.005**

0.15

Social anxiety

55.39 (15.07)

24–94

57.28 (15.14)

24–96

0.020*

0.13

Creativity anxiety

40.33 (12.52)

16–78

42.29 (12.02)

16–80

0.003**

0.16

Intolerance of uncertainty

33.54 (10.46)

12–60

35.58 (10.38)

12–60

 < 0.001**

0.20

General self-efficacy

29.31 (5.46)

9–40

28.35 (5.90)

8–40

0.002**

0.17

Attitude towards mathematics

24.90 (4.70)

7–35

24.37 (4.81)

10–35

0.036*

0.11

CRT (deliberative response)

1.05 (1.10)

0–3

1.00 (1.12)

0–3

0.362

0.05

CRT (intuitive response)

1.70 (1.12)

0–3

1.70 (1.13)

0–3

0.972

 < 0.01

  1. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.001; CRT = Cognitive Reflection Test.