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Table 1 Mean (with SD) scores and statistics for main outcomes among Japanese and United Kingdom (UK) samples

From: Cross-cultural differences in self-reported and behavioural emotional self-awareness between Japan and the UK

Measure

Japanese (n = 29)

 

UK (n = 43)

 

Statistic (Welch’s t-test)

 

M

SD

 

M

SD

  

TAS-20

51.90

11.17

 

44.44

11.65

 

t(62.0) = 2.729, p= .008, d= 0.654

TAS-20 DIF

17.90

6.21

 

15.30

5.55

 

t(55.6) = 1.814, p = .075, d = 0.441

TAS-20 DDF

16.17

4.46

 

12.86

4.84

 

t(63.5) = 2.986, p= .004, d= 0.711

TAS-20 EOT

17.83

4.62

 

14.23

3.88

 

t(53.0) = 3.447, p= .001, d= 0.846

Total Inconsistency

2.00

0.27

 

1.78

0.33

 

t(67.7) = 3.105, p= .003, d= 0.730

Positive Differentiation

1.36

0.38

 

1.24

0.43

 

t(64.5) = 1.291, p = .201, d = 0.296

Negative Differentiation

1.64

0.42

 

1.53

0.51

 

t(67.4) = 1.053, p = .296, d = 0.235

  1. Bold text indicates significant differences at α = 0.05. TAS-20 = Toronto Alexithymia Scale; DIF = Difficulty Identifying Feelings; DDF = Difficulty Describing Feelings; EOT = Externally Oriented Thinking