Table 3. Correlations between age, pubertal status and pubertal timing, and alexithymia subscales.

	Females			Males
	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).