Alexithymia and Uncertainty Management

Hesse, Colin; Rauscher, Emily; Wenzel, Kristina A.

doi:10.1080/08824096.2012.723647

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“…Despite this potential, previous studies have found that openness is among the least-reported relational maintenance behaviors (Ragsdale, 1996) and might actually produce a negative effect on relationships when the effects of other maintenance behaviors are controlled (Stafford & Canary, 1991). In addition to these maintenance-specific findings, alexithymia also has been found to be inversely related to self-disclosure (Hesse, Rauscher, & Wenzel, 2012). The results of the present study suggest that the combination of these factors might render openness an ineffective strategy in relationships when one or both partners exhibit alexithymic tendencies.…”

Section: Partner Mediation Effectsmentioning

confidence: 73%

Alexithymia and Marital Quality: The Mediating Role of Relationship Maintenance Behaviors

Hesse

Pauley

Frye-Cox

2014

Western Journal of Communication

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Section: Partner Mediation Effectsmentioning

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Alexithymia and Marital Quality: The Mediating Role of Relationship Maintenance Behaviors

Hesse

Pauley

Frye-Cox

2014

Western Journal of Communication

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“…On the other hand, previous research has found a negative association between alexithymia and both intimate communication and self‐disclosure (Frye‐Cox & Hesse, ; Hesse et al, ), and thus one would expect that alexithymia would lead to later lower levels of positivity, self‐disclosure, and relational talk in particular. There are two possible reasons for this disconnect.…”

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confidence: 93%

“…This work tends to show that alexithymia is negatively related to positive relational communication in romantic relationships. This idea has also been supported with other types of communication associated with alexithymia, including lower levels of self-disclosure (Hesse, Rauscher, & Wenzel, 2012), higher levels of more destructive communicative responses to jealousy (Hesse, Rauscher, & Trask, 2016), and lower levels of perceived social support (Lumley, Ovies, Stettner, Wehmer, & Lakey, 1996). However, no study to date has examined the possible impact of alexithymia on relational communication over time.…”

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confidence: 88%

The longitudinal effects of alexithymia on romantic relationships

Hesse

Gibbons

2019

Personal Relationships

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Using the tenets of Affection Exchange Theory, the study predicted longitudinal effects of alexithymia on both romantic relational outcomes (satisfaction and commitment) and relational communication (affectionate communication and relational maintenance behaviors). The study also predicted that Time 2 levels of relational communication would mediate the longitudinal effects of alexithymia on the relational outcomes. The results largely supported the predictions, with Time 1 alexithymia significantly negatively related to both relational outcome measures, affectionate communication, and two types of relational maintenance behaviors (understanding and assurances) at Time 2. Alternate models predicting alexithymia at Time 2 using the relational variables were nonsignificant. Finally, mediation was shown for both affectionate communication and understanding. Implications and possible directions for future research are explored.

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“…How people deal with uncertainty has been a common research topic for years (Hesse et al, 2012). Ambiguous expressions can be seen as a threat to those people (Carleton et al, 2012).…”

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The Predictors of Self-Esteem in University Students: Intolerance of Uncertainty and Alexithymia

Kartol

2023

IJPES

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Self-esteem is characterized by self-evaluation and affects the social, emotional, and academic aspects of life. In this respect, high self-esteem is important for human mental health. This research aimed to determine university students' intolerance of uncertainty and alexithymia levels to predict their self-esteem. The research group comprised 365 undergraduate students. The data were collected using the “Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSE)," "Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS)," and “Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale (IUS)." The analysis results of this study, in which the predictive correlational design was employed, revealed that self-esteem decreased as the level of alexithymia and intolerance of uncertainty increased. Besides, alexithymia and intolerance of uncertainty were significant predictors of self-esteem. It is hypothesized that interventions to increase self-esteem will reduce levels of alexithymia and intolerance of uncertainty. The integration of findings regarding alexithymia and intolerance of uncertainty, which are more common in clinical samples, into education will improve academic achievement and welfare.

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Alexithymia and Uncertainty Management

Cited by 7 publications

References 35 publications

Alexithymia and Marital Quality: The Mediating Role of Relationship Maintenance Behaviors

Alexithymia and Marital Quality: The Mediating Role of Relationship Maintenance Behaviors

The longitudinal effects of alexithymia on romantic relationships

The Predictors of Self-Esteem in University Students: Intolerance of Uncertainty and Alexithymia

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