On the social cost of interdependence : alexithymia is enhanced among socially interdependent people
(2011) Personality and Individual Differences — Vol. 50, n° 2, p. 135-141 (2011)
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- We examine the link between self-construal and alexithymia, a personality trait related to low emotional regulation abilities. People with independent self-construals think of themselves in terms of their uniqueness from others, while people with interdependent self-construals see themselves as a part of an interconnected social context. In two studies we examined how self-construal is related to one's ability to identify and label emotions, and externally-oriented thinking (i.e. alexithymia). In both studies, we find that higher alexithymia is associated with lower independence and increased interdependence. In addition, Asian-Americans score higher in alexithymia as compared to Caucasians. We also control for mood, self-esteem, and ethnocultural background, and discuss implications of the current findings. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Konrath, S., Grynberg, D., Corneille, O., Hammig, S., & Luminet, O. (2011). On the social cost of interdependence : alexithymia is enhanced among socially interdependent people. Personality and Individual Differences, 50(2), 135-141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2010.09.008 (Original work published 2011)