Children’s autistic traits and peer relationships: do non-verbal IQ and externalizing problems play a role?

Table 2 Relationships between Autistic Traits and Peer Relationships (N = 1,580)

Autistic traits (per SD)	Peer acceptance	Peer rejection	Prosocial behavior	Reciprocity
Autistic traits (per SD)	β (95% CI)	β (95% CI)	β (95% CI)	β (95% CI)
Model 1^a	− 0.096 [− 0.151; − 0.042]	0.158 [0.103; 0.213]	− 0.089 [− 0.143; − 0.035]	− 0.110 [− 0.168; − 0.053]
Model 2^b	− 0.091 [− 0.151; − 0.030]	0.099 [0.039; 0.160]	− 0.061 [− 0.120; 0.003]	− 0.076 [− 0.142; 0.009]

β standardized beta, 95% CI 95% confidence interval
Proportion explained variance = 1.2% (peer acceptance), 7.8% (peer rejection)
Bold denotes statistically significant (p < 0.05)
^aUnadjusted Model
^bAdjusted model with confounders: child age, child gender, child ethnicity, maternal education, single parenthood, and maternal autism quotient

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