2018
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00453
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The Relationship Between Alexithymia and Emotional Awareness: A Meta-Analytic Review of the Correlation Between TAS-20 and LEAS

Abstract: Background: Alexithymia and emotional awareness may be considered overlapping constructs and both have been shown to be related to psychological and emotional well-being. However, it is not clear how the constructs relate to each other empirically or if they may overlap more or less in different populations. The aim of this review was therefore to conduct a meta-analysis of correlations between the most commonly used measures of alexithymia (i.e., the self-report instrument Toronto Alexithymia Scale; TAS-20) a… Show more

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“…Contrary to our expectations, a positive association was found between state EA and perceived difficulty in revealing and describing emotions. This finding is in contrast with previous studies (e.g., Lane et al 2000;Maroti et al 2018) and might be due to our sample. Compared with previous studies, the current sample had unusually high EA levels, specifically in males.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 99%
“…Contrary to our expectations, a positive association was found between state EA and perceived difficulty in revealing and describing emotions. This finding is in contrast with previous studies (e.g., Lane et al 2000;Maroti et al 2018) and might be due to our sample. Compared with previous studies, the current sample had unusually high EA levels, specifically in males.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 99%
“…In the present study, the different correlation results between polysomnography measures and TAS-20 vs. LEAS, indicate that alexithymia and emotional awareness could have different associations with sleep, and probably are regulated in different ways, though overlapping each other. This is also in line with our previously published meta-analytic review on correlation patterns between TAS-20 and LEAS in different psychiatric, psychosomatic, and somatic disorders (17). It is known that arousals and awakenings contribute to daytime sleepiness (18).…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 90%
“…Emotional awareness is another construct related to alexithymia but does not include externally-oriented thinking (16). Both measures show a significant but weak negative correlation (17).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Self-report measures such as the TAS-20 that was used in the current study may not be reliable because of the very nature of alexithymia which may make it difficult for individuals to reflect on their emotions [36,62]. As such, the TAS-20 may more reflect people's beliefs about themselves rather than provide an accurate representation of their ability [63]. It is therefore possible that our sample did not have any perceived difficulties identifying and regulating their feelings, but rather behavioural, or real-life difficulties.…”
Section: Alexithymiamentioning
confidence: 95%