Table 3. Correlations between age, pubertal status and pubertal timing, and alexithymia subscales.
Females | Males | |||||
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Age | Pubertal Status | Pubertal Timing | Age | Pubertal Status | Pubertal Timing | |
DIF | .075 | .257* | .282* | .114 | .224 | .207 |
DDF | .115 | .315** | .324** | .136 | .214 | .168 |
EOT | -.462** | -.299** | .026 | -.369** | -.461** | -.280** |
Note. Pubertal status = scores on the pubertal development scale; higher scores indicate a more mature pubertal state. Pubertal timing = pubertal development relative to same-aged peers; positive scores indicate a relatively early pubertal timing, negative scores indicate a relatively late pubertal timing, Alexithymia subscales: DIF = Difficulty Identifying Feelings, DDF = Difficulty Describing Feelings, EOT = Externally Oriented Thinking.
**Correlation is significant at p < .01 (2-tailed).
*Correlation is significant at p < .05 (2-tailed).