Table 2.

Correlations between SPS/SIAS and TAs-20/SEE scales

	Difficulty identifying feelings (TAS-20)	Difficulty communicating feelings (TAS-20)	TAS-20 total score	Acceptance of own emotions (SEE)	Experience of being flooded by emotions (SEE)	Experience of lack of emotions (SEE)
SPS	0.59**	n.s.	0.38**	-0.43**	0.43**	0.32**
SIAS	0.60**	0.50**	0.56**	-0.48**	0.36**	0.46**

** p < 0.01; n.s. = not significant; TAS = Toronto Alexithymia Scale; SEE = Skala zum Erleben von Emotionen (Experience of Emotions Scale), SPS = Social Phobia Scale; SIAS = Social Interaction Anxiety Scale.