ArticlePersonality and individual differences2023
What is the relationship between alexithymia and experiential avoidance? A latent analysis using three alexithymia questionnaires.
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- Attentional Dynamics During Emotional Face Processing Differentiate Alexithymia From Mood and Affective Symptoms.Journal of personality · 2026Article
- How alexithymia shapes functional networks: Insights from a general population study.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2026Article
- Association between self-regulatory modes and alexithymia mediated by mindfulness and cognitive reappraisal.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Physical exercise and depression in college students: the serial mediating roles of mindfulness and experiential avoidance.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Latent profile of alexithymia in Chinese nursing students and its relationship with anxiety, depression, and stress: a cross-sectional study.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Alexithymia: Toward an Experimental, Processual Affective Science with Effective Interventions.Annual review of psychology · 2025Review
- Using exploratory graph analysis (EGA) in validating the structure of the Perth alexithymia questionnaire in Iranians with chronic pain.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Alexithymia is a clinically relevant personality trait characterized by poor emotional awareness and associated with several psychological and physical health concerns. Individuals with high alexithymia tend to engage in experiential avoidance and this may mediate psychological distress. However, little is known about what specific processes of experiential avoidance are involved, and the nature of the relation between alexithymia, experiential avoidance, and psychological distress remains unclear at a latent construct level. To examine this relationship at the latent construct level, a representative sample of 693 U.S. adults completed alexithymia (TAS-20, BVAQ, PAQ), general distress (DASS-21), multi-dimensional experiential avoidance (MEAQ), and general health (PROMIS-G-10) questionnaires. Structural equation modeling revealed that alexithymia significantly predicted experiential avoidance (β = 0.966,
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