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TABLE 3.

Pearson partial correlation of mentalization and affect regulation with ED symptoms and depression.

Variables	EAT-26	BDI	ER	EC
RF	−0.17°	–0.06	0.06	0.04
RME^a	0.02	–0.03	0.01	0.07
TAS-20^b	0.52^∗∗∗	0.71^∗∗∗	–0.50^∗∗∗	–0.67^∗∗∗
TAS dif	0.46^∗∗∗	0.70^∗∗∗	–0.54^∗∗∗	–0.58^∗∗∗
TAS ddf	0.48^∗∗∗	0.61^∗∗∗	–0.39^∗∗∗	–0.68^∗∗∗
TAS eot	0.34^∗∗∗	0.39^∗∗∗	–0.34^∗∗∗	–0.34^∗∗∗
ER	–0.31^∗∗	–0.51^∗∗∗	–	–
EC	–0.36^∗∗∗	–0.57^∗∗∗	–	–
BDI	0.62^∗∗∗	–	–	–

° = 0.07, ^∗∗p < 0.01, ^∗∗∗p < 0.001. ^an = 112; ^bn = 113. ED, eating disorder; RF, Reflective Function; RME, Reading the Mind in the Eyes; TAS, The Toronto Alexithymia Scale; TAS dif, difficulty in identifying feelings; TAS ddf, difficulty in describing feelings; TAS eot, externally oriented thinking; ER, Differentiation of Self Inventory – emotional reactivity; EC, Differentiation of Self Inventory – emotional cutoff; EAT-26, Eating Attitude Test 26; BDI, Beck Depression Inventory.