Table 7.
Differences between high and low symptom reporters (Analysis of Covariance with age and sex as covariates) in the anxiety/depression, positive and negative affect and alexithymia
| Source | df | MS | F | p | η 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexithymia (TAS-26 sum score) | |||||
| Covariate age | 1 | 0.69 | 2.38 | .130 | 0.042 |
| Covariate sex | 1 | 0.04 | 0.13 | .718 | 0.002 |
| Group | 1 | 2.32 | 8.02 | .007 | 0.142 |
| Error | 46 | 0.29 | |||
| Total | 50 | ||||
| Anxiety/Depression (HADS) | |||||
| Covariate age | 1 | 71.16 | 1.64 | .206 | 0.025 |
| Covariate sex | 1 | 0.18 | 0.00 | .949 | 0.000 |
| Group | 1 | 798.91 | 18.44 | < .001 | 0.279 |
| Error | 46 | 43.33 | |||
| Total | 50 | ||||
| Affect | |||||
| PANAS-pos | |||||
| Covariate age | 1 | 110.27 | 2.38 | .130 | 0.039 |
| Covariate sex | 1 | 1.36 | 0.03 | .865 | 0.000 |
| Group | 1 | 575.44 | 12.42 | .001 | 0.204 |
| Error | 46 | 46.33 | |||
| Total | 50 | ||||
| PANAS-neg | |||||
| Covariate age | 1 | 133.31 | 3.06 | .087 | 0.048 |
| Covariate sex | 1 | 16.07 | 0.37 | .547 | 0.006 |
| Group | 1 | 616.47 | 14.14 | < .001 | 0.222 |
| Error | 46 | 43.59 | |||
| Total | 50 | ||||
TAS-26 Toronto Alexithymia Scale, HADS Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, PANAS Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, pos positive affect, neg negative affect