Title of article :
Are alexithymia, ambivalence over emotional expression, and social insecurity overlapping constructs?
Author/Authors :
Müller، نويسنده , , Jochen and Bühner، نويسنده , , Markus and Ziegler، نويسنده , , Matthias and ?ahin، نويسنده , , Lâle، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2008
Pages :
7
From page :
319
To page :
325
Abstract :
Objective m of the present study was to analyze the relationship and differential validity of three constructs related to reduced emotional expression. s ndred six patients of a psychosomatic clinic completed questionnaires assessing alexithymia (TAS-20, BVAQ), ambivalence over emotional expression (AEQ-G18), and social insecurity (UQ). s nd-order principal component analysis with the scales of all questionnaires yielded three factors and revealed that the scale Competence Ambivalence assessed by the AEQ-G18 loaded on the same factor as the TAS-20 and BVAQ scales measuring Difficulties Describing and Identifying Feelings. A high correlation between the factor Social Insecurity (composed of all UQ scales) and the factor Difficulty Identifying and Describing Feelings (composed of BVAQ, TAS-20, and AEQ-G18 scales) was found. In contrast to this, the factor Emotionalizing and External Thinking showed only low correlations with the remaining factors. sion sults of the present study did not support the view that the alexithymia facets related to difficulties identifying and describing feelings and Competence Ambivalence are distinct constructs, when measured by self-report. This might be explained by methodological problems with the assessment of alexithymia and ambivalence. Furthermore, the results indicate that social insecurity is strongly related with the “difficulty identifying and describing feelings” facets of alexithymia and with effect ambivalence.
Keywords :
ambivalence , Alexithymia , Social insecurity , Factor Analysis , VALIDITY
Journal title :
Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Serial Year :
2008
Journal title :
Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Record number :
1742406
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