Table 2.
Performance on metrical stress task
| Performance measure | High alexithymia, mean (s.d.) |
Low alexithymia, mean (s.d.) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Males | Females | |
| Reaction time (s) metrical stress | 1.53 (0.46) | 1.45 (0.36) | 1.44 (0.27) | 1.46 (0.51) |
| Accuracy (%) metrical stress | 78.1 (19) | 76.4 (24) | 75.3 (22) | 80.8 (19) |
| Reaction time (s) valence evaluation | 1.07 (0.43) | 1.11 (0.47) | 1.20 (0.16) | 1.18 (0.42) |
| Accuracy (%) valence evaluation | 78.1 (32.6) | 68.4 (37.6) | 87.4 (19.4) | 80.0 (34.5) |
Mean and s.d. of the reaction times and accuracy on the metrical stress task. Results are shown separately for males and females in both groups.