Anxiety-like behavior in Rett syndrome: characteristics and assessment by anxiety scales

Table 8 Correlations between anxiety subscales and quality of life in RTT

		RSBQ General Mood	RSBQ Fear/Anxiety	ADAMS Social Avoidance	ADAMS General Anxiety	ABC Irritability	ABC Lethargy/Social Withdrawal	ABC Social Avoidance
CHQ Physical Summary Measure	Corr. coeff.	−0.165	0.055	−0.031	0.068	−0.145	−0.015	0.213
	Sig.	0.328	0.744	0.856	0.688	0.422	0.936	0.234
	N	37	37	37	37	33	33	33
CHQ Psychosocial Summary Measure	Corr. coeff.	−0.310	−0.193	−0.338*	−0.298	−0.509**	−0.090	−0.060
	Sig.	0.062	0.252	0.041	0.073	0.002	0.620	0.739
	N	37	37	37	37	33	33	33

Two-tailed Spearman’s rho, adjusted for multiple comparisons with Bonferroni corrections for the two CHQ summary scores (p = 0.05/2, adjusted alpha: 0.025)
*p = 0.025–0.05 (trend); **p < 0.025 (significant)

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