Alexithymia today: Links with contemporary conceptions of emotions and personality;L'alexithymie aujourd'hui : essai d'articulation avec les conceptions contemporaines des émotions et de la personnalité

Psychologie Francaise

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 115-128

  Zimmermann, G ^a,b   Salamin, V ^a,c   Reicherts, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c Hôpital Psychiatrique Cantonal   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Emotion regulation; Emotions; Five factor model

Indexed keywords

EID: 39749166480     PISSN: 00332984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psfr.2007.10.003     Document Type: Article

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