Table 1.
Means and SDs of the applied instruments for the total sample (N = 217).
| No. of items | Range | Mean | SD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAS-20 total | 20 | 56–96 | 68.2 | 7.0 |
| Difficulty identifying feelings | 7 | 10–35 | 24.4 | 4.3 |
| Difficulty describing feelings | 5 | 14–25 | 20.4 | 2.6 |
| Externally oriented thinking | 8 | 14–38 | 23.3 | 4.3 |
| BVAQ Total | 40 | 91–174 | 131.3 | 15.9 |
| Verbalizing | 8 | 21–40 | 33.5 | 4.4 |
| Identifying | 8 | 16–40 | 28.9 | 5.1 |
| Analyzing | 8 | 9–39 | 22 | 6.7 |
| Fantasizing | 8 | 8–38 | 21.5 | 7.4 |
| Emotionalizing | 8 | 17–35 | 25.3 | 3.5 |
| NEO–FFI | ||||
| Openness | 12 | 0.5–3.5 | 2.5 | 0.6 |
| Neuroticism | 12 | 0.1–4.0 | 2.3 | 0.8 |
| Extraversion | 12 | 0.5–3.2 | 1.8 | 0.6 |
| Agreeableness | 12 | 0.2–3.6 | 2.3 | 0.6 |
| Conscientiousness | 12 | 0.6–4.0 | 2.5 | 0.7 |
| Attention to feelings | 1.0–4.0 | 2.2 | 0.7 | |
| Clarity of feelings | 1.0–3.8 | 1.8 | 0.5 | |
| SCL-90-R | ||||
| PST | 0–81 | 41.2 | 16.9 | |
TAS-20, Toronto Alexithymia Scale (with a 1–5 point Likert Scale, 100 is the maximum total score); BVAQ, Bermond-Vorst Alexithymia Questionnaire; NEO-FFI, NEO-Five Factor Inventory; SCL-90-R, Symptom Check List-90-Revised; PST, Positive Symptoms Total.