Alexithymia and Adult Attachment: Investigating the Mediating Role of Fear of Intimacy and Negative Mood Regulation Expectancies

被引：10

作者：

Scigala, Dawid Konrad ^{[1
]}

Fabris, Matteo Angelo ^{[2
]}

Badenes-Ribera, Laura ^{[3
]}

Zdankiewicz-Scigala, Elzbieta ^{[4
]}

Hintertan, Iwona ^{[4
]}

Longobardi, Claudio ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Maria Grzegorzewska Univ, Inst Psychol, Warsaw, Poland

[2] Univ Turin, Dept Psychol, Via 14, I-10123 Turin, Italy

[3] Univ Valencia, Fac Psychol, Dept Methodol Behav Sci, Valencia, Spain

[4] SWPS Univ Social Sci & Human, Fac Psychol, Warsaw, Poland

来源：

PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS | 2022年 / 125卷 / 04期

关键词：

Alexithymia; fear of intimacy; negative mood regulation; adult attachment; WORKING MODELS; EMOTION; DYSREGULATION; EXPLANATION; AVOIDANCE; STYLE;

D O I：

10.1177/00332941211010252

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

Literature suggests an association between alexithymia and insecure adult attachment, but the mediation factors involved in this relationship are under-investigated. The study was carried out to test the possible mediation roles of the fear of intimacy and negative mood regulation expectancies in explaining this relationship. A convenience sample of 258 Polish adults (mean age: 30; 45% male), completed self-reporting measures related to adult attachment (RAAS), alexithymia (TAS-20), fear of intimacy (FIS) and negative mood regulation expectancies (NMRE). The results showed that alexithymia directly and indirectly predicts insecure adult attachment. Alexithymia positively predicts the fear of intimacy, which, in turn, positively predicts insecure adult attachment. Finally, alexithymia negatively predicts NMRE which, in turn, predict insecure adult attachment. It emerges from our data that the fear of intimacy and NMRE may be mediating factors in the relationship between alexithymia and adult attachment. Limitations, future directions of research and guidance for intervention are discussed.

引用

页码：1896 / 1914

页数：19

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