Table 1.
Questionnaire values for each subscale separated for the high and the low 5-HTT group.
| Questionnaire | Subscales | M (SD) | Range | Group comparisons | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High 5-HTT | Low 5-HTT | High 5-HTT | Low 5-HTT | t-values | p-values | ||
| BDI | 4.50 (4.16) | 3.28 (3.35) | 0–17 | 0–14 | 1.43 | 0.16 | |
| PANAS | Negative affect | 17.60 (5.05) | 17.28 (4.90) | 10–31 | 10–35 | 0.28 | 0.77 |
| Positive affect | 33.95 (5.04) | 35.15 (4.20) | 19–45 | 27–43 | 1.15 | 0.25 | |
| STAI-T | 33.88 (6.34) | 33.97 (6.02) | 22–51 | 25–48 | 0.07 | 0.94 | |
| TAS-20 | Difficulty describing feelings | 11.95 (4.38) | 11.95 (4.07) | 7–22 | 7–24 | 0.00 | 0.99 |
| Difficulty identifying feelings | 12.13 (4.71) | 11.97 (4.46) | 5–22 | 5–22 | 0.15 | 0.88 | |
| Externally-oriented thinking | 16.68 (3.80) | 17.26 (5.13) | 9–27 | 8–31 | 0.57 | 0.57 | |
| Total | 40.75 (10.72) | 41.18 (10.57) | 21–66 | 23–62 | 0.18 | 0.93 | |
| BVAQ | Poor insight | 21.35 (7.14) | 21.28 (6.27) | 8–36 | 11–34 | 0.04 | 0.96 |
| Poor verbalizing | 21.93 (5.75) | 21.62 (5.44) | 11–34 | 9–33 | 0.25 | 0.81 | |
| Poor analysing | 18.03 (4.67) | 18.08 (5.22) | 8–30 | 9–30 | 0.05 | 0.96 | |
| Poor fantasizing | 21.08 (5.69) | 20.72 (5.45) | 10–35 | 10–35 | 0.28 | 0.78 | |
| Poor emotional excitability | 17.42 (5.17) | 17.75 (5.41) | 9–28 | 8–34 | 0.27 | 0.79 | |
| Total | 99.80 (20.87) | 99.43 (17.92) | 55–140 | 55–142 | 0.08 | 0.94 | |
| SES-17 | 10.73 (2.39) | 10.69 (2.95) | 7–15 | 4–16 | 0.05 | 0.96 | |
| SIAS | 15.43 (8.51) | 14.38 (7.14) | 1–35 | 2–28 | 0.59 | 0.56 | |
| RMET | 25.88 (3.74) | 26.72 (3.09) | 12–33 | 21–32 | 1.09 | 0.28 | |
BDI, Becks Depression Inventory; PANAS, Positive and Negative Affect Schedule; STAI-T, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-Trait Version; TAS, Toronto Alexithymia Scale; BVAQ, Bermond and Vorst Alexithymia Questionnaire; SES-17, Social Desirability Scale; SIAS, Social Interaction Anxiety Scale; RMET, Reading Mind in the Eyes Test.