Skip to main content

Table 3 Results of paired samples T-Test for pre- and post-intervention for Alexithymia subscales in DMT and Control groups

From: Re-inhabiting one’s body: A pilot study on the effects of dance movement therapy on body image and alexithymia in eating disorders

  

Descriptive statistics

Wilcoxon signed rank test

 

Group

Pre Mdn

Post Mdn

z

p

Rosenthal’s r

  

(IQR)

(IQR)

   

Alexithymia

DMT

49 (48-70)

46 (42-61)

-0.593

.553

-.16

Total Score

Control

35 (30-52.5)

50 (40-53)

-1.753

.080

-.55

Difficulty

DMT

21 (17-26)

20 (12-26)

-0.734

.463

-.20

Identifying Feelings

Control

9 (9 - 21.5)

13 (10-23)

-1.841

.066

-.58

Difficulty Describing

DMT

14 (13-20)

11 (10-19)

-1.156

.248

-.31

Feelings to Others

Control

10 (6.5-13.5)

13 (11.5-14.5)

-1.604

.109

-.51

Externally Oriented

DMT

18 (15-23)

17 (15-21)

-0.171

.865

-.05

Thinking

Control

14 (11-22)

19 (12.5-24.5)

-0.816

.414

-.26

  1. Note: Cut-off scoring for Alexithymia total score goes as follows: <51 = non-alexithymia, 51-60 = possible alexithymia, >60 = alexithymia