Table 2.
Pearson correlation matrix of the dependent and independent variables
| Parameters | PDS | RS | TAS | [DDF] | [DIF] | [EOT] | FoD | HLP | PI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDS | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| RS | − .39*** | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| TAS | .38** | − .54*** | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| [DDF] | .36** | − .47*** | .82*** | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| [DIF] | .38** | − .43*** | .84*** | .59*** | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| [EOT] | .23 | − .45*** | .82*** | .56*** | .49*** | 1 | – | – | – |
| FoD | .34** | − .06 | .16 | .21 | .14 | .09 | 1 | – | – |
| HLP | .42*** | − .22 | .28 | .28 | .22 | .21 | .60*** | 1 | – |
| PI | .06 | .17 | − .03 | − .04 | − .04 | < .01 | .33* | .27 | 1 |
DDF difficulty describing feelings (TAS subscale), DIF difficulty identifying feelings (TAS subscale), EOT external-oriented thinking (TAS subscale), FoD Fear of Death, HLP Helplessness, PI Pain Intensity, PDS Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale, RS Resilience Scale, TAS Toronto Alexithymia Scale sum score
*p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001. p Value adjusted with Bonferroni