Table 2.
Correlations between the Big Five personality, alexithymia and mindfulness
| Variables | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.Alexithymia | - | ||||||||
| 2. DDF | .80** | - | |||||||
| 3. DIF | .91** | .69** | - | ||||||
| 4. EOT | .59** | .19* | .29** | - | |||||
| 5. Extraversion | -.35** | -.29** | -.30** | -.22** | - | ||||
| 6. Agreeableness | -.43** | -.32** | -.43** | -.23** | .37** | - | |||
| 7.Conscientiousness | -.36** | -.23** | -.28** | -.35** | .47** | .34** | - | ||
| 8. Neuroticism | .61** | .50** | .60** | .29** | -.40** | -.53** | -.29** | - | |
| 9. Open. experiences | -.29** | -.22** | -.15 | -.38** | .24** | .16* | .23** | -.14 | - |
| 10.Disp.mindfulness | -.29** | -.14 | -.26** | -.25** | .37** | .43** | .49** | -.41** | .19* |
Note: **p < .01, two-tailed; *p < .05, two-tailed
Abbreviation: DDF=Difficulty Describing Feeling; DIF=Difficulty Identifying Feeling; EOT=Externally-Oriented Thinking