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Table 7 Effects of gender and age on TAS scores: Two-way ANOVA

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)

  

scores in each gender group

     
  

male

female

     
  

mean

SD

mean

SD

S2

df

mean square

F

p

TAS

          

total

gender(G)

48.2

8.7

48.4

9.1

0.34

1

0.34

0

ns

 

age group(A)

    

4021.4

5

804.3

10.35

<10-9

 

(G)*(A) interaction

    

179.4

5

35.9

0.46

ns

DIF

(G)

13.8

5.0

15.0

5.3

309.4

1

309.4

12.01

<0.001

 

(A)

    

2467.3

5

493.5

19.16

<10-18

 

(G)*(A)

    

179.1

5

35.8

1.39

ns

DDF

(G)

14.3

3.6

14.4

3.8

1.11

1

1.1

0.08

ns

 

(A)

    

765.8

5

153.2

11.59

<10-10

 

(G)*(A)

    

15.8

5

3.2

0.24

ns

EOT

(G)

20.1

3.9

19.0

3.9

376.3

1

376.3

24.89

<10-6

 

(A)

    

905.6

5

181.1

11.98

<10-10

 

(G)*(A)

    

21.8

5

4.4

0.29

ns

  1. DIF = difficulty in identifying feelings, DDF = difficulty in describing feelings, EOT = externally oriented thinking.
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