Table 1.
Comparison of the groups in terms of sociodemographic characteristics (n=90)
| Alexithymic group (TAS≥59) (n=36) Mean±standard deviation |
Non-alexithymic group (TAS<59) (n=54) Mean±standard deviation |
t (d.f.) | p | |
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| Age | 32.41±10.02 | 36.74±12.06 | 1.77 (88) | 0.079 |
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| Education level (school years) | 9.52±4.05 | 10.00±3.29 | 0.60 (88) | 0.545 |
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| N (%) | N (%) | χ2 (d.f.) | ||
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| Gender | ||||
| Female | 27 (75%) | 28 (51.9%) | 4.87 (1) | 0.030 |
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| Male | 9 (25%) | 26 (48.1%) | ||
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| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 20 (55.6%) | 34 (63.0%) | 0.49 (1) | 0.516 |
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| Evli değil | 16 (44.4%) | 20 (37.0%) | ||
TAS: Toronto Alexithymia Scale; t: Student’s t test; χ2: Chi square test