Recent Developments in Alexithymia Theory and Research

By G. Taylor. Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie, 2000

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Subfields: Epidemiology, Psychiatry and Mental health, Social Psychology

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Alexithymia and levels of processing: Evidence for an overall deficit in remembering emotion words (2006, background): “A deWcit in the ability to consciously access emotional and meaningful material may render the regulation of intense emotional states more diYcult for high Alexithymia individuals since the ability to represent emotions symbolically, notably through language, and to link them meaningfully with past ”
Understanding minds: Different functions and different disorders? The contribution of psychotherapy research (2007, background): “Alexithymia has been found to be a characteristic trait of psychosomatic and substance-dependent patients (for a review, see Taylor, 2000).”
Is alexithymia affected by situational stress or is it a stable trait related to emotion regulation (2006, background): “…2003; Pinard, Negrete, Annable, & Audet, 1996; Saarijärvi, Salminen, & Toikka, 2001; Salminen, Saarijärvi, Aäirelä, & Tamminen, 1994) alexithymia is best conceptualized as a stable personality trait reflecting a deficit in the cognitive processing of emotional information (Taylor, 2000).”
Emotional intelligence and life satisfaction (2002, background): “This research has also shown however, that the TAS-20 measures variables that are sufficiently distinct from the five major dimensions of personality (Taylor & Bagby, 2000) and that scores on the TAS-20 are positively associated with maladaptive styles of emotional regulation, and insecure attachmen”
Alexithymia and its relationships with anxiety and depression in eating disorders (2004, background): “Alexithymia has been found in many different pathologies such as somatoform disorders, alcoholism, drug addiction, posttraumatic stress, asthma, depression, eating disorders, but, as Taylor (2000) suggested, more prospective studies are required to establish a causality direction.”
Bifactor Models and Rotations: Exploring the Extent to which Multidimensional Data Yield Univocal Scale Scores (2010, background): “These various characteristics are a mix of what some call “core” features of alexithymia (Taylor, 2000) and observable expressions or consequences of being alexithymic.”
Emotional Intelligence: A Psychometric Analysis (2001, background): “Alexithymia (Taylor, 2000) translates roughly to four facets: difficulty distinguishing and identifying feelings and bodily sensations, difficulty describing feelings, reduced daydreaming, and externally oriented thinking (Bagby, Parker, & Taylor, 1994a).”
The effects of early relational trauma on right brain development, affect regulation, and infant mental health. (2001, background): “…impairment in emotional information processing (Lane et al., 1997), specifically a deficit in the cognitive processing and regulation of emotions (Taylor, 2000), and is manifest in posttraumatic stress disorder, borderline personality disorders, substance abuse disorders, and somatoform…”
The Impact of Alexithymia on Anxiety Disorders: a Review of the Literature (2008, neutral): “poorly equipped [5].”
Adolescents who need help the most are the least likely to seek it: The relationship between low emotional competence and low intention to seek help (2002, background): “The TAS-20 has been shown to have adequate internal (see above) and test± retest (r = 0.77) reliability (Bagby et al., 1994) and to be a valid instrument across disparate cultures and different types of populations (e.g. students and psychiatric patients) (see e.g. Taylor, 2000).”
Do difficulties with emotions inhibit help-seeking in adolescence? The role of age and emotional competence in predicting help-seeking intentions (2003, background): “There is considerable evidence for the validity of the TAS (Taylor, 2000), including research which shows that scores on the TAS relate to an observer rated measure of alexithymia (Bagby et al., 1994).”
On being mindful, emotionally aware, and more resilient: longitudinal pilot study of police recruits (2010, background): “, hypertension and gastrointestinal complaints), panic attacks and eating disorders (Taylor, 2000).”
Brief Report: Cognitive Processing of Own Emotions in Individuals with Autistic Spectrum Disorder and in Their Relatives (2004, methodology): “…and affective features has been described as the alexithymia construct (Sifneos, 1973) and has been investigated using self-report scales with different populations, including posttraumatic stress disorders and substance-related and eating disorders (see Taylor, 2000, for a recent review).”
Predicting Adjustment During the Transition to College: Alexithymia, Perceived Stress, and Psychological Symptoms (2004, methodology): “Although much of the alexithymia literature has focused on exploring its role as a risk factor for psychosomatic and somatic disorders (Taylor, 2000), other sources have argued that alexithymia is a nonclinical personality characteristic (Fukunishi & Rahe, 1995), one that may represent an emotional…”
Does emotional intelligence meet traditional standards for an intelligence? Some new data and conclusions. (2001, methodology): “Self-reported EI is also negatively related to alexithymia (i.e., difficulties in identifying, evaluating, describing, and expressing feelings), as measured by the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (e.g., Schutte et al., 1998; Taylor, 2000).”