2021
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.08.057
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Alexithymia is a mediating factor in the relationship between adult attachment and severity of depression and social anxiety

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“…Alexithymia seems to be associated with relationship quality in young people: Higher levels of alexithymia have been found to be related to lower levels of parental care and support [ 35 , 36 ] as well as lower relationship quality to and support from peers [ 35 , 37 ]. Furthermore, alexithymia has been found to be a mediator between relationship quality and different mental health problems such as symptoms of depression and social anxiety [ 38 40 ] and has also been suggested to mediate between attachment and aspects of eating disorder psychopathology in adult women [ 41 43 ]. Thus, alexithymia might represent a key for understanding the interplay between interpersonal difficulties and eating disorder psychopathology.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Alexithymia seems to be associated with relationship quality in young people: Higher levels of alexithymia have been found to be related to lower levels of parental care and support [ 35 , 36 ] as well as lower relationship quality to and support from peers [ 35 , 37 ]. Furthermore, alexithymia has been found to be a mediator between relationship quality and different mental health problems such as symptoms of depression and social anxiety [ 38 40 ] and has also been suggested to mediate between attachment and aspects of eating disorder psychopathology in adult women [ 41 43 ]. Thus, alexithymia might represent a key for understanding the interplay between interpersonal difficulties and eating disorder psychopathology.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…They are often exposed to problems such as social adaptation difficulties and interpersonal isolation, which will lead to a decline in the individual’s ability to recognize and describe the emotional state of others or themselves (characteristics of alexithymia) ( Paricio et al, 2020 ). Individuals with high-level alexithymia have certain deviations in the selection of information and the recognition of emotional schemas, thus have no capability to recognize facial expressions effectively, which will eventually lead to communication anxiety ( Radetzki et al, 2021 ). More importantly, the convenience and evasiveness of the internet allow the anxious individuals to dodge the stressful behaviors caused by face-to-face communication ( Chu et al, 2021 ).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Individuals with high-level alexithymia have certain deviations in the selection of information and the recognition of emotional schemas, thus have no capability to recognize facial expressions effectively, which will eventually lead to communication anxiety (Radetzki et al, 2021). More importantly, the convenience and evasiveness of the internet allow the anxious individuals to dodge the stressful behaviors caused by face-to-face communication (Chu et al, 2021).…”
Section: The Mediating Role Of Alexithymiamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These structures are indeed akin to those shown to be deficient in individuals presenting alexithymia traits [36], which highlights the influence of parental attachment upon alexithymia. Accordingly, research studies evidenced that alexithymia significantly mediated the association between insecure attachment and adolescents' psychosocial symptoms [56][57][58] as well as emotion (dys)regulation more broadly [59].…”
Section: Parental Attachment and Its Association With Alexithymia And...mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, since no study has to current knowledge jointly and empirically evaluated their interplay in adolescence, the present study aimed to exploratorily investigate the differential influence of maternal vs. paternal attachment upon RA vs. PA. Furthermore, the mediating role of adolescents' alexithymia levels will also be investigated since, as outlined throughout the previous paragraphs, attachment to parents was shown to significantly influence youth's regulation capacities [53,54,[56][57][58] with repercussions on behavior. However, there is no consensus on the differential role played by maternal vs. paternal attachment upon emotion regulation difficulties and particularly on the more specific alexithymia and, as such, this will be exploratorily investigated.…”
Section: Aims and Hypothesismentioning
confidence: 99%