Table 3.
Mean fixation duration (in milliseconds) as a function of the emotional quality of the prime word and facial target for the study groups (means with standard deviations).
| Prime word | Facial target | Alexithymic individuals Mean (SD) |
Non-alexithymic individuals Mean (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Happiness | Happiness | 1,000 (319) | 951 (226) |
| Fear | 1,010 (269) | 916 (211) | |
| Anger | 892 (233) | 864 (249) | |
| Neutral | 976 (240) | 853 (231) | |
| Anxiety | Happiness | 964 (291) | 987 (252) |
| Fear | 1,040 (259) | 931 (211) | |
| Anger | 894 (224) | 871 (252) | |
| Neutral | 965 (268) | 835 (206) | |
| Anger | Happiness | 996 (273) | 955 (215) |
| Fear | 998 (256) | 954 (286) | |
| Anger | 957 (237) | 843 (216) | |
| Neutral | 936 (251) | 869 (232) | |
| Neutral | Happiness | 993 (297) | 923 (202) |
| Fear | 968 (247) | 953 (229) | |
| Anger | 925 (223) | 867 (240) | |
| Neutral | 989 (261) | 872 (245) |