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. 2014 Oct 9;10:1941–1951. doi: 10.2147/NDT.S67642

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Family couple contrasts alexithymia standard score percentage: a comparison between the TSIA and the TAS-20 for (A) daughter (D) versus mother (M), (B) daughter (D) versus father (F), and (C) mother (M) versus father (F).

Notes: *TSIA vs TAS-20 comparison P<0.05. Low category: percentage of contrasts (A) daughter versus mother, (B) daughter versus father, and (C) mother versus father below the standard score –1.64, P<0.05. High category: percentage of contrasts (A) daughter versus mother, (B) daughter versus father, and (C) mother versus father above the standard score 1.64, P<0.05.

Abbreviations: TSIA, Toronto Structured Interview for Alexithymia; TAS-20, Toronto Alexithymia Scale; F1, difficulty identifying feelings; F2, difficulty describing feelings; F3, externally oriented thinking; TOT, total score.