Table 4.

Group comparisons

	ORTO-7CS	TAS Tot	TAS DIF	TAS DDF	TAS EOT	DERS Tot	DERS C	DERS G	DERS I	DERS NA
TAS Tot	−.15	1
TAS DIF	−.23*	.87*	1
TAS DDF	−.07	.86*	.66*	1
TAS EOT	−.02	.68*	.34*	.44*	1
DERS Tot	−.33*	.56*	.60*	.50*	.19	1
DERS C	−.18	.69*	.72*	.62*	.27*	.63*	1
DERS G	−.27*	.36*	.41*	.35*	.07	.89*	.46*	1
DERS I	−.33*	.52*	.55*	.44*	.22*	.87*	.53*	.73*	1
DERS NA	−.29*	.52*	.54*	.48*	.21*	.88*	.50*	.69*	.69*	1
DERS S	−.32*	.46*	.52*	.41*	.12	.95*	.49*	.84*	.77*	.80*

Legend: Correlation table for all the TAS-20 subscales measuring alexithymia (Tot for the total score; DIF: difficulties identifying feelings; DDF: difficulties describing feelings; EOT: externally oriented thinking) and the DERS-16 subscales measuring emotion regulation difficulties (Tot: total score; C: lack of emotional clarity; G: difficulties engaging in goal-directed behaviours; I: impulse control difficulties; S: limited access to effective emotion regulation strategies; NA: non-acceptance of emotional response)

Note: * for comparisons significant at the adjusted p < .005 level (for 11 correlations)