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Table 4 Between-factor correlations in each model

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

   

Estimate of correlation

Estimate of covariance

Standard error of covariance

Critical ratio for covariance

 

Estimate of correlation

Estimate of covariance

Standard error of covariance

Critical ratio for covariance

 

2-factor

            

DIDF

↔

EOT

-0.035

-0.011

0.009

-1.3

ns

-0.048

-0.024

0.018

-1.4

ns

3-factor

            

DIF

↔

EOT

-0.041

-0.013

0.009

-1.5

ns

-0.077

-0.039

0.019

-2.1

*

DDF

↔

EOT

-0.011

-0.002

0.005

-0.4

ns

0.041

0.011

0.01

1.0

ns

DIF

↔

DDF

0.709

0.203

0.017

12.0

*

0.804

0.404

0.034

11.8

*

4-factor

            

DIF

↔

DDF

0.722

0.167

0.014

11.9

*

0.81

0.32

0.028

11.3

*

DIF

↔

NKI

-0.426

-0.082

0.013

-6.5

*

-0.368

-0.12

0.021

-5.7

*

DIF

↔

EOT

0.388

0.151

0.013

11.4

*

0.221

0.117

0.021

5.6

*

EOT

↔

DDF

0.353

0.092

0.011

8.2

*

0.269

0.094

0.017

5.7

*

NKI

↔

EOT

-0.378

-0.082

0.024

-3.4

*

-0.484

-0.141

0.04

-3.5

*

NKI

↔

DDF

-0.419

-0.054

0.009

-5.8

*

-0.323

-0.071

0.016

-4.5

*

  1. *p < 0.001 (two tailed). DIF = difficulty in identifying feelings, DDF = difficulty in describing feelings, EOT = externally oriented thinking