Research Article

Psychosocial Predictors of Bruxism

Table 2

Correlation coefficient of investigated variables.

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(1) Total alexithymia1
(2) Difficulty describing feelings0.861
(3) Difficulty identifying feelings0.890.711
(4) Externally-oriented thinking0.670.380.391
(5) Total emotional processing0.70.650.660.371
(6) Suppression0.740.750.610.450.841
(7) Unprocessed0.370.370.370.120.760.431
(8) Controllability0.480.410.490.210.83−0.60.641
(9) Avoidance0.60.510.60.310.840.650.490.621
(10) Experience0.690.570.670.410.830.7600.310.630.721
(11) Total perceived stress0.270.290.350.020.460.290.460.480.320.321
(12) Perceived helplessness0.450.450.420.190.720.520.720.680.50.450.751
(13) Perceived self-efficacy−0.43−0.42−0.33−0.33−0.6−0.51−0.57−0.5−0.48−0.41−0.06−0.631
(14) State anxiety0.530.380.540.350.60.440.520.540.450.450.450.63−0.531
(15) Trait anxiety0.640.540.650.420.580.490.520.480.410.430.520.68−0.540.67

; ; (all two-tailed significance tests).