Examining differences in cognitive and affective theory of mind between persons with high and low extent of somatic symptoms: an experimental study

Table 7 Differences between high and low symptom reporters (Analysis of Covariance with age and sex as covariates) in the anxiety/depression, positive and negative affect and alexithymia

Source	df	MS	F	p	η ²
Alexithymia (TAS-26 sum score)
Covariate age	1	0.69	2.38	.130	0.042
Covariate sex	1	0.04	0.13	.718	0.002
Group	1	2.32	8.02	.007	0.142
Error	46	0.29
Total	50
Anxiety/Depression (HADS)
Covariate age	1	71.16	1.64	.206	0.025
Covariate sex	1	0.18	0.00	.949	0.000
Group	1	798.91	18.44	< .001	0.279
Error	46	43.33
Total	50
Affect
PANAS-pos
Covariate age	1	110.27	2.38	.130	0.039
Covariate sex	1	1.36	0.03	.865	0.000
Group	1	575.44	12.42	.001	0.204
Error	46	46.33
Total	50
PANAS-neg
Covariate age	1	133.31	3.06	.087	0.048
Covariate sex	1	16.07	0.37	.547	0.006
Group	1	616.47	14.14	< .001	0.222
Error	46	43.59
Total	50

TAS-26 Toronto Alexithymia Scale, HADS Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, PANAS Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, pos positive affect, neg negative affect

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