Table 1.

Test of group differences regarding age, years of education, alexithymia, ELS and depression (N = 50)

	h-ALEX (N = 25)	l-ALEX (N = 25)
Measure	M (s.d.)	M (s.d.)	t	df	P
Age	36.0 (10.4)	32.7 (9.4)	1.2	48	0.238
Years of education	12.7 (1.2)	12.5 (1.4)	0.36	48	0.718
TAS-20 total score	66.0 (6.5)	37.6 (4.6)	18.1	48	<0.001
BVAQ total score	131.9 (12.9)	84.8 (15.0)	11.8	48	<0.001
CTQ total score	41.0 (14.6)	40.2 (15.8)	0.19	48	0.845
CTQ emotional neglect	12.5 (5.6)	10.9 (5.3)	1.0	48	0.302
CTQ emotional abuse	9.6 (4.7)	10.0 (5.6)	−0.32	48	0.751
CTQ physical neglect	7.5 (3.8)	6.1 (2.0)	1.6	48	0.120
CTQ physical abuse	6.1 (2.1)	6.7 (2.2)	−0.96	48	0.342
CTQ sexual abuse	5.4 (1.3)	6.4 (4.3)	−1.1	48	0.259
BDI	7.3 (4.8)	3.9 (3.3)	2.9	48	0.006

Note: M, mean score; s.d., standard deviation; Bonferroni adjusted alpha-levels of 0.005 per test (0.05/11).