The diagnosis of alexithymia in the working context: Definition and validation of an instrument;La diagnosi di alessitimia nei contesti lavorativi: Definizione e validazione di uno strumento

Giornale Italiano di Medicina del Lavoro ed Ergonomia

Volumn 29, Issue 3 SUPPL. B, 2007, Pages

  Catalano, S ^a   Blandi, P ^a   Miragliotta, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Construction; Explorative factorial analysis; Validity; Work

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ITALY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; THINKING; VALIDATION STUDY; WORKPLACE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; ALGORITHMS; COMMUNICATION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; THINKING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 39449115132     PISSN: 15927830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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