TABLE 3.

Total effect, direct effect, and indirect effect analysis of alexithymia and metacognition with its dimensions.

	Effect	Boot SE	Boot LLCI	Boot ULCI	Relative effect (%)
Total effect	0.79	0.06	0.67	0.92
Direct effect	0.37	0.08	0.21	0.53	0.47
Total indirect effect	0.42	0.06	0.30	0.55	0.53
Indirect effect of CC	0.11	0.04	0.03	0.20	0.14
Indirect effect of POS	0.04	0.02	0.00	0.09	0.05
Indirect effect of CSC	0.01	0.02	–0.03	0.05	0.01
Indirect effect of NEG	0.06	0.05	–0.04	0.17	0.08
Indirect effect of NC	0.20	0.05	0.10	0.29	0.25
Comparison 1	0.05	0.04	–0.03	0.12
Comparison 2	–0.06	0.05	–0.15	0.03
Comparison 3	–0.11	0.04	–0.18	–0.03

CC, cognitive confidence; POS, positive beliefs about worry; CSC, cognitive self-consciousness; NEG, negative beliefs about uncontrollability and danger of worry; NC, need to control thoughts; Comparison 1, indirect effect of CC minus indirect effect of POS; Comparison 2, indirect effect of CC minus indirect effect of NC; Comparison 3, negative indirect effect of POS minus indirect effect of NC.