Health-related risky behaviors in Chinese adolescents with autism: a cross-sectional study

Table 3 Spearman’s rank correlation coefficients between the AHRBI scores and related factors

Total scale/subscale	AV	HCB	US	SS	AHRBI Total
Age	0.03	0.20^*	0.08	0.17^*	0.16
Father’s education background	− 0.02	− 0.05	0.12	0.04	0.02
Mother’s education background	− 0.09	− 0.19*	0.16	− 0.18*	− 0.14
Family relationship	0.16	0.16*	− 0.06	0.09	0.20*
Family Financial situation	− 0.06	− 0.02	0.02	− 0.08	− 0.02
Total score of SAS	0.30^**	0.10	0.23^**	0.30^**	0.33^**
Total score of SDS	0.24^**	0.02	0.10	0.23^*	0.23^**
Total score of SES	− 0.19	− 0.14	− 0.05	− 0.26^**	− 0.22^*
IQ Scores
Verbal IQ	− 0.02	− 0.17	− 0.25^*	− 0.19	− 0.10
Performance IQ	− 0.07	− 0.13	− 0.27^*	− 0.16	− 0.10
Full-scale IQ	− 0.04	0.03	− 0.31^*	− 0.11	− 0.03
ToM Test
First-Order Belief Test	− 0.05	− 0.26^**	− 0.06	− 0.08	− 0.11
Second-Order Belief Test	− 0.02	− 0.19	− 0.23^*	− 0.12	− 0.12
ASSQ
Restricted and repetitive behavior	0.10	0.17	0.12	0.01	0.17
Social interaction disorder	0.07	0.17	0.04	0.04	0.13
Communication disorder	0.13	0.28^**	0.18	0.02	0.22^*

*P < 0.05 (2-tailed). **P < 0.01 (2-tailed)
AV Aggression and violence, HCB Health compromising behavior, US Unprotected sex, SS Suicide and self-injury, AHRBI Total The total score of Adolescents Health-Related Risky Behavior Inventory, SAS The Zung Self-rating Anxiety Scale, SDS Zung Self-rating Depression Scale, SES the Self-Esteem Scale, IQ Chinese Wechsler Intelligence, ToM Theory of Mind, ASSQ Autism Spectrum Screening Questionnaire

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