Mediating effects of self-stigma and depression on the association between autistic symptoms and recovery in patients with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders: a cross-sectional study

Table 3 Bivariate correlations between self-stigma, autistic and depressive symptoms, and recovery with patient characteristics

	Age	Age of onset	Number of hospitalizations	Years of education	Antipsychotci dose
ISMI total score	−0.069	− 0.151	0.017	0.088	0.105
Alienation	−0.147	−0.176	0.006	0.067	0.086
Stereotype endorsement	0.041	−0.136	0.081	0.077	0.162
Perceived discrimination	−0.119	−0.223	0.046	0.078	0.131
Social withdrawal	−0.078	−0.106	0.021	0.044	0.118
Stigma resistance	0.024	0.088	0.02	0.017	−0.104
AQ total score	−0.171	− 0.34*	0.005	− 0.03	0.268
Social skills	−0.085	−0.201	− 0.206	−0.119	0.04
Attention switching	−0.068	−0.309	0.076	−0.038	0.261
Attention to detail	−0.088	−0.167	0.214	−0.022	0.09
Communication skills	−0.244	−0.272	− 0.064	−0.008	0.217
Imagination	−0.062	−0.116	0.012	0.054	0.169
QIDS	−0.073	−0.349*	0.084	−0.012	0.267
RAS	−0.007	0.124	−0.049	−0.032	− 0.068

The data show Spearman’s rank correlation coefficients
Bold values indicate statistical significance at p < 0.05 level
*p < 0.05
AQ Autism-Spectrum Quotient, IMSI Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness, QIDS Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology, RAS Recovery Assessment Scale

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