Table 3.

Pearson’s correlation coefficients between alexithymia dimensions and attachment style

Variables	Verbalizing	Fantasizing	Identification	Emotionalizing	Analyzing	Affective dimension	Cognitive dimension	BVAQ total score
Attachment
Avoidant attachment	0.32**	0.06	0.10	0.13	0.07	0.11	0.24**	0.23**
Anxious attachment	−0.15	−0.17	0.00	−0.24**	−0.23*	−0.27**	−0.17*	−0.26**
Confidence	0.02	0.03	0.00	0.16	0.15	0.11	0.07	0.11
Discomfort	0.43**	0.14	0.11	0.13	0.07	0.17	0.31**	0.31**
Relationships as secondary	0.18	0.08	0.00	0.31**	0.10	0.23*	0.14	0.22*
Need for approval	−0.14	−0.20*	0.06	−0.29**	−0.17	−0.32**	−0.13	−0.25**
Preoccupation	−0.21	−0.11	−0.04	−0.21*	−0.27**	−0.21*	−0.25**	−0.28**

^*p≤0.05

^**p≤0.01., Italic font indicate that the significance is ≤0.07