Table 2.
Results of Holm-corrected t-tests comparing emotion regulation processes by alexithymia status
| Alexithymia | No alexithymia | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | M (sd) | M (sd) | t(71) | Holm corrected p-value | Hedges’ g |
| Difficulties with Emotion Regulation Questionnaire | |||||
| Non-acceptance | 14.82 (6.09) | 11.86 (5.33) | −1.95 | -- | 0.54 |
| Goal | 17.06 (4.78) | 13.70 (4.35) | −2.73 | .007** | 0.76 |
| Impulse | 14.82 (5.09) | 12.05 (5.24) | −1.92 | -- | 0.53 |
| Strategies | 21.80 (7.57) | 16.83 (5.25) | −2.531 | .005** | 0.85 |
| Aware | 17.41 (4.14) | 13.35 (4.31) | −3.43 | .003** | 0.95 |
| Clarity | 13.06 (2.93) | 9.66 (3.41) | −3.71 | .003** | 1.03 |
| Total | 99.53 (21.91) | 75.98 (20.01) | −4.16 | .03* | 1.15 |
| Emotion Regulation Questionnaire | |||||
| Reappraisal | 27.65 (7.52) | 29.57 (6.74) | 1 | -- | 0.28 |
| Suppression | 16.18 (5.07) | 12.39 (5.82) | −2.42 | .006** | 0.67 |
| Multidimensional Anger Inventory | |||||
| Anger-arousal | 27.29 (5.25) | 20.79 (7.53) | −3.32 | .003** | 0.92 |
| Anger-eliciting | 24.89 (5.28) | 24.27 (6.19) | −0.19 | -- | 0.05 |
| Hostile Outlook | 13.18 (3.47) | 12.95 (4.16) | −0.21 | -- | 0.06 |
| Anger-in | 17.12 (3.98) | 13.34 (4.88) | −2.91 | .004** | 0.81 |
| Anger-out | 6.06 (1.82) | 7.86 (2.01) | 3.28 | .004** | 0.91 |
| Total | 131.06 (14.76) | 115.34 (23.01) | −2.65 | .006** | 0.73 |
| Beck Anxiety Inventory | 22.65 (13.50) | 17.84 (13.16) | −1.31 | -- | 0.36 |
| Beck Depression Inventory | 26.12 (9.19) | 19.88 (9.69) | −2.35 | .007** | 0.65 |
*
p < .05
**
p < .01
Note. Effect sizes for Hedge’s g can be interpreted as .30 = small; .50 = medium; .80 = large.