Differences between low-scoring respondents without alexithymia and high-scoring respondents with elevated alexithymia
| Alexithymia score | Mean | SD | t-test for difference | Effect size (d) | |
| Emotional processing | Low scores (<60) | 79.33 | 39.89 | t=9.11; df=283; p<0.001 | 1.36 |
| High scores (≥61) | 132.91 | 36.05 | |||
| Stress | Low scores (<60) | 18.77 | 6.35 | t=5.55; df=283; p<0.001 | 0.83 |
| High scores (≥61) | 24.25 | 7.48 | |||
| Positive affect | Low scores (<60) | 32.46 | 6.84 | ns | −0.29 |
| High scores (≥61) | 30.45 | 7.35 | |||
| Negative affect | Low scores (<60) | 23.49 | 7.65 | t=6.89; df=283; p<0.001 | 1.03 |
| High scores (≥61) | 31.75 | 9.30 |
n=235 and n=55 for the respective subgroups of low-scoring and high-scoring respondents.