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Table 4 Correlations between alexithymia and age

From: Alexithymic characteristics in pediatric patients with primary headache: a comparison between migraine and tension-type headache

 

Total

F1

F2

F3

r (p)

r (p)

r (p)

r (p)

M patients (n = 42)

.12 (.43)

.10 (.52)

−.01 (.93)

.18 (.25)

TTH patients (n = 47)

−.43** (<.01)

−.36* (.01)

−.22 (.14)

−.49** (<.01)

Controls (n = 32)

−.09 (.63)

.09 (.60)

−.15 (.42)

−.16 (.37)

  1. Alexithymic scores obtained using the Alexithymia Questionnaire for Children, Total score, F1 difficulty identifying feelings, F2 difficulty describing feelings, F3 externally oriented thinking
  2. M migraine, TTH tension-type headache
  3. *p < .05  **p < .01
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The Journal of Headache and Pain

ISSN: 1129-2377

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