Table 2 Descriptive statistics and correlations among study variables (N = 167)

1

age

-

2

Executive function (WCST)

− 0.44^***

-

3

MASC-TW correct

− 0.69^***

0.62^***

-

4

Cognitive MASC-TW

− 0.68^***

0.61^***

0.96^***

-

5

Affective MASC-TW

− 0.57^***

0.52^***

0.89^***

0.73^***

-

6

MASC-TW exToM

0.03

− 0.17

− 0.24

− 0.27

− 0.16

-

7

MASC-TW lessToM

0.66^***

− 0.55^***

− 0.90^***

− 0.87^***

− 0.78^***

− 0.07

-

8

MASC-TW noToM

0.55^***

− 0.46^***

− 0.76^***

− 0.69^***

− 0.74^***

− 0.12

0.58^***

-

9

ToM_verbal

− 0.55^***

0.52^***

0.52^***

0.49^***

0.48^***

− 0.13

− 0.42^***

− 0.48^***

-

10

ToM_nonverbal

− 0.39^***

0.45^***

0.39^***

0.37^***

0.36^***

− 0.02

− 0.37^***

− 0.32^***

0.46^***

-

11

DANVA-2-TW_Facial recognition

− 0.57^***

0.58^***

0.68^***

0.63^***

0.66^***

− 0.19

− 0.59^***

− 0.51^***

0.63^***

0.36^***

-

12

DANVA-2-TW_Prosodic recognition

− 0.72^***

0.63^***

0.71^***

0.66^***

0.68^***

− 0.12

− 0.66^***

− 0.53^***

0.66^***

0.44^***

0.74^***

-

Mean

31.34

6.43

26.09

15.62

10.01

6.41

8.02

4.433

25.32

13.27

0.61

0.65

SD

14.13

3.16

7.87

5.28

3.04

2.61

5.36

3.11

5.17

3.57

0.18

0.22