Alexithymia and psychological characteristics associated to eating attitudes in a sample of adolescents
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https://doi.org/10.5944/rppc.vol.7.num.1.2002.3920Keywords:
Eating disorders, alexithymia, emotional expression, body image, adolescenceAbstract
The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of alexithymia in a non-clinical sample of subjects with abnormal eating attitudes (EAT ≥ 20). Subjects (N = 220) completed the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) and the Eating Attitude Test (EAT-40). Results suggest that subjects (N = 39) with a tendency to suffer the eating pathology (EAT ≥ 20) showed higher scores on the alexithymia scale than the control group (N = 181); particularly, these subjects shown a higher score on the affective subscales of the TAS-20 (i.e., difficulty identifying feelings and difficulty describing feelings), but not on cognitive deficits of alexithymia.Downloads
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2002-01-01
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Merino Madrid, H., Godas, A., & Pombo Carril, M. G. (2002). Alexithymia and psychological characteristics associated to eating attitudes in a sample of adolescents. Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Psychology , 7(1), 35–44. https://doi.org/10.5944/rppc.vol.7.num.1.2002.3920
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