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Table 1 TAS-20 and NEO-FFI scores in the normative sample and comparison of age and TAS scores by two-sample t-test between the normative and patient samples

From: Age and gender effect on alexithymia in large, Japanese community and clinical samples: a cross-validation study of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20)

 

Normative

Patient

   
 

n

min

max

mean

sd

n

min

max

mean

sd

T

df

p

TAS-20

             

   DIF

2592

7

35

14.4

5.2

1635

7

35

19.7

6.4

t29.3

4225

<0.0001

   DDF

2640

5

25

14.3

3.7

1640

5

25

15.8

4.1

t12

4278

<0.0001

   EOT

2600

8

35

19.6

4

1639

8

32

19.9

3.9

t2.6

4237

<0.01

   Total

2465

23

83

48.3

8.9

1630

24

88

55.4

10.4

t23.4

4093

<0.0001

NEO-FFI

             

   N

2637

4

48

25.5

7.2

        

   E

2596

2

44

25.4

6

        

   O

2577

7

47

29.4

5

        

   A

2560

6

48

30.6

5.2

        

   C

2608

5

44

27.2

4.9

        
  1. DIF = difficulty in identifying feelings, DDF = difficulty in describing feelings, EOT = externally oriented thinking, N = Neuroticism, E = Extraversion, O = Openness to Experience, A = Agreeableness, and C = Conscientiousness
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