Research Article

Psychosocial Predictors of Bruxism

Table 3

Comparison of the correlations between women and men.

ReferenceWomen (n = 36)<Men (n = 16)Z

Alexithymia: emotional processingr = 0.76; r = 0.52; 1.29<0.09
Alexithymia: perceived stressr = 0.31; r = 0.18; n.s.
Alexithymia: state anxietyr = 0.62; r = 0.24; n.s.
Alexithymia: trait anxietyr = 0.68; r = 0.75; —0.44Ns.
Emotional processing: perceived stressr = 0.44; r = 0.55; —0.45Ns.
Emotional processing: state anxietyr = 0.73; r = 0.27; n.s.
Emotional processing: trait anxietyr = 0.73; r = 0.54; 0.94Ns.
Perceived stress: state anxietyr = 0.43; r = 0.36; n.s.
Perceived stress: trait anxietyr = 0.61; r = 0.3; n.s.