Relationship between alexithymia and depression: A narrative review

R Sagar, S Talwar, G Desai… - Indian journal of …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Alexithymia has been described as difficulty in expressing as well as experiencing feelings.
It has been studied in relation with medical as well as psychological conditions and has …

[HTML][HTML] The role of alexithymia and perceived stress in mental health responses to COVID-19: a conditional process model

R Li, J Kajanoja, J Lindblom, R Korja, L Karlsson… - Journal of Affective …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Little is known about the psychological mechanisms underlying the mental
health problems related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hypothetically, perceived stress and …

Improving the measurement of alexithymia in autistic adults: A psychometric investigation of the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale and generation of a general …

ZJ Williams, KO Gotham - Molecular autism, 2021 - Springer
Background Alexithymia, a personality trait characterized by difficulties interpreting
emotional states, is commonly elevated in autistic adults, and a growing body of literature …

Alexithymia and sensory processing sensitivity: Areas of overlap and links to sensory processing styles

LS Jakobson, SN Rigby - Frontiers in psychology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Alexithymia is a dimensional trait characterized by difficulties identifying and describing
feelings and an externally oriented thinking (EOT) style. Here, we explored interrelationships …

Alexithymia may explain the relationship between autistic traits and eating disorder psychopathology

L Vuillier, Z Carter, AR Teixeira, RL Moseley - Molecular autism, 2020 - Springer
Background Autistic people are disproportionately vulnerable to anorexia nervosa and other
eating disorders (ED), and within the general population, autistic traits correlate with ED …

Alexithymia in Patients with Somatization Difficulties and Tinnitus-Related Distress: A Systematic Review

D Freiherr von Schoenhueb, B Boecking… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chronic tinnitus, the perception of sound without an external source, can significantly affect
individuals' well-being. As an often medically unexplained symptom, chronic tinnitus can …

Associations of social support and alexithymia with psychological distress in Finnish young adults

S Saikkonen, M Karukivi, T Vahlberg… - … Journal of Psychology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The positive influence of social support on psychological wellbeing is well documented but
the research among young adults is scarce. Additionally, it is still unclear what type of social …

Maternal alexithymia and caregiving behavior: the role of executive functioning-A FinnBrain Birth Cohort study

E Nordenswan, K Deater-Deckard, EL Kataja… - Archives of Women's …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose The growing interest in parental cognition calls for research clarifying how
cognition interacts with other parenting determinants to shape caregiving behavior. We …

Early-life adversities and adult attachment in depression and alexithymia

J Kajanoja, M Karukivi, NM Scheinin… - Development and …, 2021 - cambridge.org
Alexithymia is a personality construct characterized by difficulties in identifying and
verbalizing feelings, a restricted imagination, and an externally oriented thinking style. As …

Disguised emotion in alexithymia: subjective difficulties in emotion processing and increased empathic distress

G Nam, H Lee, JH Lee, JW Hur - Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Despite decades of speculation, many causal aspects that contribute to the heterogeneity of
alexithymia still must be clarified. This study examined the extent of the alexithymia …