| ERP | Music-word paradigm | Cohen’s d | Music-music paradigm | Cohen’s d |
| N300 | Control/alexithymic | 0.18* | Control/alexithymic | 0.41** |
| Control/depressed | −0.10 | Control/depressed | −0.57** | |
| Control/depressed alexithymic | 0.03 | Control/depressed alexithymic | −0.30* | |
| Alexithymic/depressed | −0.23* | Alexithymic/depressed | −0.86*** | |
| Alexithymic/depressed alexithymic | −0.14 | Alexithymic/depressed alexithymic | −0.74*** | |
| Depressed/depressed alexithymic | 0.11 | Depressed/depressed alexithymic | 0.43** | |
| P300 | Control/alexithymic | 0.19* | Control/alexithymic | 0.07 |
| Control/depressed | −0.27* | Control/depressed | −0.17* | |
| Control/depressed alexithymic | −0.05 | Control/depressed alexithymic | −0.30* | |
| Alexithymic/depressed | −0.38* | Alexithymic/depressed | −0.22* | |
| Alexithymic/depressed alexithymic | −0.20* | Alexithymic/depressed alexithymic | −0.34* | |
| Depressed/depressed alexithymic | 0.19* | Depressed/depressed alexithymic | −0.15* | |
| N400 | Control/alexithymic | −0.07 | Control/alexithymic | 0.08 |
| Control/depressed | −0.24* | Control/depressed | −0.71*** | |
| Control/depressed alexithymic | −0.02 | Control/depressed alexithymic | −0.18* | |
| Alexithymic/depressed | −0.15* | Alexithymic/depressed | −0.74*** | |
| Alexithymic/depressed alexithymic | 0.05 | Alexithymic/depressed alexithymic | −0.26* | |
| Depressed/depressed alexithymic | 0.19* | Depressed/depressed alexithymic | 0.69** |