From: Alexithymia and emotional regulation: A cluster analytical approach
 | Extrovert-High Alexithymia group (N = 1382) | General-High Alexithymia group (N = 43) | Introvert-High Alexithymia group (N = 47) | Non-Alexithymia group (N = 316) | F | p | Between groups comparisons |
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 | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD |  |  |  |
Emotional Expressivity Scale | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Total score of Emotional Expressivity Scale | 60.26 ± 9.83 | 54.33 ± 12.29 | 58.45 ± 14.45 | 62.60 ± 11.48 | 10.33 | <0.001** | 4>1 > 2* |
Suppression factor of Emotional Expressivity Scale | 43.71 ± 7.37 | 38.16 ± 10.49 | 41.17 ± 9.95 | 45.81 ± 8.42 | 16.58 | <0.001** | 4>1 > 2*, 4 > 3* |
Expression factor of Emotional Expressivity Scale | 16.54 ± 4.42 | 16.16 ± 5.72 | 17.28 ± 5.91 | 16.79 ± 4.94 | 0.72 | 0.541 | No group difference |
Emotion regulation questionnaire | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Reappraisal factor of Emotion regulation questionnaire | 29.30 ± 5.35 | 26.09 ± 7.61 | 30.49 ± 5.94 | 31.98 ± 6.40 | 25.82 | <0.001** | 4 > 1,2**, 3 > 2* |
Suppression factor of Emotion regulation questionnaire | 14.67 ± 3.96 | 16.74 ± 5.10 | 14.57 ± 5.10 | 12.82 ± 4.69 | 21.75 | <0.001** | 1,2 > 4* |
Emotional status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
score of Beck Depression Inventory | 7.37 ± 7.61 | 14.79 ± 10.53 | 12.06 ± 9.98 | 3.27 ± 4.70 | 51.87 | <0.001** | 2,3>1 > 4* |
Trait score of Stat and Trait anxious inventory. | 43.42 ± 7.11 | 51.16 ± 12.34 | 48.62 ± 10.31 | 36.77 ± 7.62 | 99.11 | <0.001** | 2,3>1 > 4* |