Table 2 Age-related rating anchors of the SASS-14 total and sub-scales scores in the validation sample (n = 261)

18–28 years

 HC

56

23.46

0.71

22.03

24.90

 NPA

56

13.43

0.59

12.25

14.60

 SLP

56

8.75

0.34

8.06

9.44

 IICS

56

11.34

0.50

10.33

12.35

 SASS

56

56.98

1.62

53.74

60.22

29–39 years

 HC

55

25.26

0.56

24.24

26.49

 NPA

55

14.33

0.57

13.18

15.47

 SLP

55

8.80

0.40

7.99

9.61

 IICS

55

10.51

0.50

9.52

10.5

 SASS

55

59

1.32

56.28

61.72

40–49 years

 HC

46

25.35

0.61

24.12

26.57

 NPA

46

14.80

0.64

13.52

16.08

 SLP

46

9.15

0.37

8.40

9.90

 IICS

46

10.96

0.59

9.78

12.13

 SASS

46

60.26

1.62

56.99

63.43

50–59 years

 HC

39

26.05

0.79

24.45

27.65

 NPA

39

15.62

0.70

14.20

17.03

 SLP

39

9.44

0.40

8.62

10.25

 IICS

39

11.33

0.57

10.18

12.49

 SASS

39

62.44

1.65

59.10

65.77

> 60 years

 HC

65

25.17

0.52

24.14

26.20

 NPA

65

15.30

0.51

14.29

16.33

 SLP

65

9.92

0.28

9.37

10.47

 IICS

65

11.46

0.43

9.60

11.32

 SASS

65

60.86

1.14

58.58

63.14