Deter the emotions: Alexithymia, impulsivity and their relationship to binge drinking

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Binge behaviors: Assessment, determinants, and consequences

“…This Special Issue gathers 11 original research and review articles that address different types of binge behaviors: binge drinking ( Deniel et al, 2021 , Gierski et al, 2020 , Herman et al, 2020 , Mange et al, 2021 , Werle et al, 2021 ), binge eating ( Prunell-Castañé et al, 2021 , Werle et al, 2021 ), binge watching ( Cordeiro et al, 2021 , Ort et al, 2021 , Rubenking and Bracken, 2021 , Werle et al, 2021 ), and binge-porn consumption (i.e., hypersexuality and problematic pornography use; Castro-Calvo et al, 2021 , Koós et al, 2021 ). These articles primarily consist of empirical studies that build on self-report questionnaires, but a few rely on behavioral assessments, ecological approaches (i.e., sampling experiences), or literature reviews.…”

“…Through dominance analysis, Mange et al (2021) demonstrate that binge drinking appears to be mainly determined by enhancement motives and drinking identity, followed by subjective norm and social motives, thus calling for the focus of attention to be placed on interindividual psychological factors for the sake of elaborating prevention strategies. Other potential targets for prevention and intervention are also suggested by Herman et al (2020) , who highlight the combined role of difficulties in emotion processing (i.e., alexithymia) and trait impulsivity in binge drinking among university students. Three review articles then provide an updated overview on cognitive impairments associated with binge behaviors.…”

Initial Study on COMT and DRD2 Gene Polymorphisms as Well as the Influence of Temperament and Character Trait on the Severity of Alcohol Craving in Alcohol-Dependent Patients

“…A 2011 study (see [75]) showed a relationship between the DRD2 polymorphism (rs 1800497) and the development of alexithymia, which is associated with difficulties in awareness and self-regulation of emotions [75,78,79] and it seems that this trait could be related to the personality trait studied by us, which is "self-directed, including selfacceptance". People with alexithymia have less activation of "anterior cingulate cortex (ACC)", and thus process emotional stimuli differently [78,[80][81][82].…”

The Relationship Between Difficulty in Emotion Regulation and Alexithymia With Hostile Attribution Bias and Anger in in Adolescent Boys With High Bullying: a Path Analysis

“…Alexithymia is characterized by disturbances in emotional regulation (33). Alexithymia is a psychological trait, not only is there Di culty in Emotion Regulation, but there is also a defect in the cognitive processing of emotions, so emotions remain indistinguishable (29,30,34,35). Lan (36) states about people with Alexithymia that these people express emotional distress through physical complaints (35).…”

“…Alexithymia is a psychological trait, not only is there Di culty in Emotion Regulation, but there is also a defect in the cognitive processing of emotions, so emotions remain indistinguishable (29,30,34,35). Lan (36) states about people with Alexithymia that these people express emotional distress through physical complaints (35). Which is characterized by di culties in identifying and describing their emotional state and is associated with de cits in empathy and emotional awareness.…”