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Alexithymia contributed in predicting depression with a percentage of (24%) of the total variation among chronic fatigue syndrome patients, while alexithymia contributed in predicting depression with a percentage of (23%) of the total variation among healthy ones.
- The interaction between automatic thoughts and alexithymia contributed in predicting anxiety with a percentage of (33%) of the total variation among chronic fatigue syndrome patients, while alexithymia contributed in predicting anxiety with a percentage of (42%) of the total variation among healthy ones.
- Automatic thoughts alone contributed in predicting depression with a percentage of (53%) of the total variation among chronic fatigue syndrome patients, while the interaction between automatic thoughts and the second dimension "the difficulty of describing feelings and interpreting them depending on others" contributed in predicting depression with a percentage of (39%) of the total variation among healthy ones.
The implications of the differences between the averages using T-test and tested by the fourth hypothesis has shown that: There are significant differences between the mean scores of the samples of the study on each of the study tests; and the direction of the differences tends to be toward the sample of chronic fatigue syndrome patients with the exception of the third dimension, "externally directed thinking" where the differences were insignificant—something which indicates the verification of the fourth hypothesis.
The results of the current study have been discussed in the light of the theories and models explaining the variables under study and in the light of the findings of the study results. The study was concluded with some of the proposed topics for consideration and further study in the future as well as further research and future studies in other relevant variables, in addition to practical recommendations to benefit from the results of the study.