ArticleFrontiers in psychology2014
It's in the mix: psychological distress differs between combinations of alexithymic facets.
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- The latent profile structure of alexithymia in the elderly and its relationship to eating behaviors: the mediating role of physical activity.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Subscales of alexithymia show unique pathways through reappraisal and suppression to anxiety, depression and stress.Journal of affective disorders · 2024Article
- Trajectories of COVID-19 pandemic-related depressive symptoms and potential predictors: the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2024Article
- What is the relationship between alexithymia and experiential avoidance? A latent analysis using three alexithymia questionnaires.Personality and individual differences · 2023Article
- The role of alexithymia and perceived stress in mental health responses to COVID-19: A conditional process model.Journal of affective disorders · 2022Article
- Personalized behavior management as a replacement for medications for pain control and mood regulation.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Disguised Emotion in Alexithymia: Subjective Difficulties in Emotion Processing and Increased Empathic Distress.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020Article
- Using the Body When There Are No Words for Feelings: Alexithymia and Somatization in Self-Harming Adolescents.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020Article
- Profiles of adverse childhood experiences and impulsivity.Child abuse & neglect · 2018Article
- Observer-Rated Alexithymia and its Relationship with the Five-Factor-Model of Personality.Psychologica Belgica · 2016Article
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Abstract
Alexithymia is a personality trait characterized by difficulties in identifying, describing, and communicating one's emotions. The aim of the present study is to examine the usefulness of a typological approach considering the interaction between distinct alexithymic features within a population of high-alexithymic German adults (N = 217). Latent profile analysis (LPA) was employed to test for possible underlying profiles. A 3-profile solution showed the best fit: The profiles can be described as (1) "low": lower load on all facets of alexithymia, (2) "mixed": specific problems on identifying emotions, and (3) "high": higher load on all facets of alexithymia. Moreover, this study tested how these profiles differed in psychological distress. "Mixed" profile, with specific problems on identifying emotions showed the highest levels of psychological distress. The present study suggests the importance of a specific combination of alexithymic features, rather than total alexithymia scores, as a risk factor for psychological distress.
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