Alexithymia, Impulsivity, and Reward Sensitivity in Young Adult University Student Children of Alcoholics

Lyvers, Michael; Hayatbakhsh, Niloufar; Stalewski, Janet; Thorberg, Fred Arne

doi:10.1080/10826084.2018.1512628

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“…The majority of the studies concerned alcohol use or alcohol disorders (n = 36) (Andres et al ., 2014; Bauer & Ceballos 2014; Betka et al ., 2018; Bladt, 2002; Bruce et al ., 2012; Bujarski et al ., 2010; Bulai & Enea, 2016; Chaudhury et al ., 2006; Craparo, Ardino, Gori & Caretti, 2014; Founta, Adamzik, Tobin, Kirby & Hevey, 2019; Ghorbani, Khosravani, Sharifi Bastan & Jamaati Ardakani, 2017; Greene et al ., 2020; Hahn et al ., 2016; Hasking & Claes, 2020; Honkalampi et al ., 2010; Knapton et al ., 2018, Kopera, Trucco, Jakubczyk et al ., 2018; Loas et al ., 2000; Lyvers et al ., 2012a, 2012b; Lyvers, et al ., 2014a, 2014b, 2014c, 2018a, 2018b, 2019b, 2019c, 2019d; Lyvers, McCann, Coundouris, Edwards & Thorberg, 2018c; Lyvers et al ., 2019c; Maurage, Grynberg, Noel et al ., 2011; Pedersen, Sorensen, Bruun, Christensen & Vedsted, 2016; Shishido et al ., 2013; Speranza et al ., 2004; Zdankiewicz‐Ścigała & Ścigała, 2018; Zdankiewicz‐Ścigała & Ścigała, 2020) or both alcohol and drug use (n = 1) (Speranza et al ., 2004). Seven studies included patients with drug use (heroin) (Craparo et al ., 2016; Meziou et al ., 2019; Parolin et al ., 2017; Bashapoor, Hosseini‐Kiasari, Daneshvar & Kazemi‐Taskooh, 2015), cannabis use (Bulai & Enea, 2016), sedative use (Gilan et al ., 2015) and methamphetamine use (Payer et al ., 2011).…”

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Association between alexithymia and substance use: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Honkalampi

Jokela

Lehto

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Scandinavian J Psychology

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Alexithymia has been associated with substance use, but the magnitude of the association has not been evaluated and sub‐group differences, if any, are unknown. The aim of this meta‐analysis is to systematically review the association between alexithymia and substance use (alcohol or illicit drugs). We identified studies through a systematic review of PubMed and Web of Science and obtained a total of 52 publications using the Toronto Alexithymia Scale‐20 scale. Random effects meta‐analysis was used to evaluate the overall and sub‐group associations. Of the studies, 50 were cross‐sectional and two longitudinal. Alexithymia was associated with any substance use (Cohen’s d = 0.62, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.49–0.76), with little difference between estimates for use of alcohol or illicit drugs. A stronger association was observed for the alexithymia dimension “Difficulty in Identifying Feelings” (d = 0.64, 95% CI = 0.47–0.81) and “Difficulty in Describing Feelings” (d = 0.44, 95% CI = 0.32–0.55) than for “Externally Oriented Thinking” (d = 0.19, 95% CI = 0.09–0.28). The association was stronger in studies with clinical patient populations (d = 0.83, 95% CI = 0.62–1.05) than in those investigating general or student populations, and in studies with a majority of male rather than female participants. These findings suggest a strong overall association between alexithymia and substance use and a very strong association among clinical patient populations. The association may be stronger with the emotion‐related dimensions than with the cognition‐related dimension of alexithymia. As nearly all the studies were cross‐sectional, more longitudinal studies are needed.

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Association between alexithymia and substance use: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Honkalampi

Jokela

Lehto

et al. 2022

Scandinavian J Psychology

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“…Participants attended a single laboratory session, during which they completed several questionnaires concerning their childhood experiences, as described below. The use of retrospective reports of PPD is very common in research (e.g., Klostermann et al, 2011; Lyvers et al, 2019). Retrospective reports of adverse childhood experiences have been found to be reliable (Hardt & Rutter, 2004).…”

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Retrospective Reports of Parental Problem Drinking and Parent Reactions to Child Negative Emotions: Implications for Emotion Regulation in the Transition to Adulthood

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Exposure to parental problem drinking (PPD)—symptoms of alcohol use disorder, heavy and hazardous drinking—is associated with mental health problems in emerging adults, but mechanisms of risk are not fully explicated. The current study explores the role of parental emotion socialization, a key factor in the development of emotion regulation, in the context of PPD. A sample of 377 U.S. college students reported retrospectively on PPD, parent reactions to participant negative emotions, and participants’ own current depressive and anger rumination. Both mother and father PPD were related to greater same-parent minimization, distress and punitive reactions, and less problem-focused, emotion-focused, and encouragement of expression of negative emotions. Supportive and nonsupportive parental reactions to negative emotions intervened in associations between PPD and emerging adult depressive and anger rumination. Findings suggest that emotion dysregulation may be a key mechanism of risk for mental health problems among emerging adults exposed to PPD.

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“…Another trait that has been consistently linked to a variety of addictions is alexithymia, a subclinical trait dimension defined by difficulties identifying and describing feelings and an externally oriented thinking style (Bagby et al, 2020). Alexithymia has been linked to risky or problematic alcohol use in both clinical samples of alcohol-dependent clients (Cruise & Becerra, 2018;Thorberg et al, 2009) and in nonclinical samples of young adult alcohol users (Lyvers et al, 2018a(Lyvers et al, , b, 2019(Lyvers et al, , 2020. Alexithymia has also been linked to various other excessive behaviors including excessive use of other drugs (Ghalehban & Besharat, 2011;Lyvers et al, 2013Lyvers et al, , 2014, binge eating (Marsero et al, 2011;Westwood et al, 2017;Wheeler et al, 2005), pathological gambling (Marchetti et al, 2019;Toneatto et al, 2009), compulsive buying (Rose & Segrist, 2012), internet addiction (Kandri et al, 2014;Lyvers et al, 2016;Mahapatra & Sharma, 2018), and exercise dependence (Lyvers et al, 2021;Van Landeghem et al, 2019).…”

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Alexithymia, reward sensitivity and excessive exercise in non-binge-eaters versus severe binge eaters: Implications for primary and secondary exercise dependence

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A distinction has been made between primary and secondary exercise dependence, with the latter defined as excessive exercise secondary to disordered eating and weight concerns. Based on theoretical considerations from research on the roles of trait factors in addictions, the present study used validated scales to assess alexithymia, sensitivity to reward and punishment, emotion regulation and interoception in relation to exercise dependence symptoms in Australian male and female non-binge eaters (n = 228) and severe binge eaters (n = 126) aged 18–30 yr. In both groups, exercise dependence symptoms were significantly positively associated with reward sensitivity and interoceptive awareness, with the latter two variables predicting exercise dependence symptoms in hierarchical regression models; punishment sensitivity was significantly negatively related to such symptoms. Alexithymia was significantly associated with exercise dependence symptoms only in non-binge eaters; in severe binge eaters, alexithymia explained 0% of unique variance. Male sex was associated with more exercise dependence symptoms in severe binge eaters only. Participants in the severe binge group scored significantly higher on measures of exercise dependence, alexithymia, risky alcohol use, and sensitivity to reward and punishment, and significantly lower on emotion regulation, compared to those in the non-binge group. Hierarchical regression models explained 25% of variance in exercise dependence symptoms in non-binge-eaters and 43% in severe binge eaters. Findings are discussed in terms of the distinction between primary and secondary exercise dependence, the role of alexithymia, study limitations including data collection during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, and suggestions for future research.

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Alexithymia, Impulsivity, and Reward Sensitivity in Young Adult University Student Children of Alcoholics

Cited by 9 publications

References 23 publications

Association between alexithymia and substance use: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Association between alexithymia and substance use: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Retrospective Reports of Parental Problem Drinking and Parent Reactions to Child Negative Emotions: Implications for Emotion Regulation in the Transition to Adulthood

Alexithymia, reward sensitivity and excessive exercise in non-binge-eaters versus severe binge eaters: Implications for primary and secondary exercise dependence

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