What is the relationship between alexithymia and experiential avoidance? A latent analysis using three alexithymia questionnaires.

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) questionnair

SUBMITTER: Torunsky NT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10455047 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature