Table 2.
Pearson's correlation matrix of the relationships between all measured variables: alexithymia, emotion dysregulation, self-reported emotional eating urges and emotional eating behaviours in response to positive and negative emotions.
| 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | 8. | 9. | 10. | 11. | 12. | 13. | 14. | 15. | 16. | 17. | 18. | 19. | 20. | 21. | 22. | 23. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. TAS-20 Global | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. TAS-20 DIF | .856*** | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. TAS-20 DDF | .863*** | .667*** | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. TAS-20 EOT | .634*** | .236** | .387*** | – | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5. DERS-SF Total | .616*** | .687*** | .553*** | .140 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6. DERS-SF Non-Accept | .466*** | .455*** | .483*** | .133 | .752*** | – | |||||||||||||||||
| 7. DERS-SF Strategies | .483*** | .582*** | .425*** | .059 | .847*** | .511*** | – | ||||||||||||||||
| 8. DERS-SF Impulse | .436*** | .505*** | .317*** | .149* | .786*** | .447*** | .616*** | – | |||||||||||||||
| 9. DERS-SF Clarity | .678*** | .708*** | .652*** | .180* | .706*** | .490*** | .502*** | .371*** | – | ||||||||||||||
| 10. DERS-SF Goals | .347*** | .438*** | .288*** | .031 | .791*** | .428*** | .649*** | .532*** | .425*** | – | |||||||||||||
| 11. EES Total | .123 | .124 | .072 | .086 | .259** | .248** | .240** | .292*** | .087 | .127 | – | ||||||||||||
| 12. EES Depression | .114 | .146* | .043 | .060 | .238** | .242** | .224** | .274** | .039 | .126 | .934*** | – | |||||||||||
| 13. EES Anxiety | .017 | .037 | .028 | -.033 | .191* | .184* | .194* | .251** | .018 | .084 | .902** | .851*** | – | ||||||||||
| 14. EES Anger | .149* | .101 | .108 | .153* | .243** | .211** | .215** | .257** | .133 | .120 | .878*** | .707*** | .733*** | – | |||||||||
| 15. EES Somatic | .142* | .128 | .087 | .117 | .248** | .233** | .219** | .254** | .138 | .113 | .845*** | .687*** | .652*** | .734*** | – | ||||||||
| 16. SEES Sadness | -.032 | -.004 | -.113 | .033 | .008 | .074 | -.014 | -.034 | -.066 | .054 | .453*** | .549*** | .448*** | .260** | .282*** | – | |||||||
| 17. SEES Happiness | .094 | .032 | .134 | .073 | -.036 | .008 | -.072 | -.044 | .068 | -.089 | -.039 | -.094 | -.090 | .037 | .037 | -.379*** | – | ||||||
| 18. SEES Anger | -.019 | -.007 | -.063 | .021 | -.002 | -.028 | -.027 | .032 | .030 | -.009 | .425*** | .359*** | .494*** | .389*** | .312*** | .511*** | -.117 | – | |||||
| 19. SEES Anxiety | -.022 | -.020 | -.059 | .027 | -.026 | .010 | -.046 | .004 | .006 | -.071 | .275** | .256** | .414*** | .114 | .230** | .431*** | -.191* | .604*** | – | ||||
| 20. DASS-21 Total | .476*** | .583*** | .391*** | .137 | .622*** | .534*** | .549*** | .414*** | .449*** | .455*** | .206** | .213** | .128 | .208** | .160* | -.005 | .041 | -.126 | -.097 | – | |||
| 21. DASS-21 Depression | .429*** | .465*** | .370*** | .132 | .538*** | .457*** | .491*** | .323*** | .394*** | .411*** | .157* | .194* | .096 | .124 | .106 | -.020 | .021 | -.159* | -.085 | .885*** | – | ||
| 22. DASS-21 Anxiety | .477*** | .503*** | .400*** | .180* | .534*** | .478*** | .416*** | .355*** | .469*** | .354*** | .127 | .105 | .052 | .185* | .101 | -.078 | .147* | -.125 | -.122 | .858*** | .634*** | – | |
| 23. DASS-21 Stress | .353*** | .452*** | .260** | .057 | .559*** | .469*** | .522*** | .412*** | .329*** | .419*** | .252** | .243** | .178* | .246** | .211** | .074 | -.039 | -.043 | -.054 | .877*** | .626*** | .682*** | – |
Note: EES = TAS-20 = Toronto Alexithymia Scale; DIF = Difficulty identifying feelings; DDF = Difficulty describing feelings; EOT = Externally oriented thinking; DERS-SF = Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Short Form; DERS-SF Total = Total score omitting the awareness subscale; Emotional Eating Scale; SEES = Salzburg Emotional Eating Scale; DASS-21 = Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale.
* = p < .05, ** = p < .01, *** = p < .001 (one-tailed).