Table 4.
Difficulties describing feelings | Difficulties identifying feelings | Externally-oriented thinking | Total alexithymia | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | .238** | .142** | −.034 | .186** |
Condition | .455** | .297** | .324** | .470** |
Internalizing | .630** | .591** | .347** | .701** |
Externalizing | .457** | .226** | .309** | .447** |
Total problems | .669** | .533** | .387** | .714** |
Somatic complaints | .536** | .402** | .226** | .527** |
Affective problems | .632** | .469** | .339** | .643** |
Somatic problems | .453*** | .359** | .224** | .463** |
**p < 0.01.