Gender Differences in Alexithymia

Psychology of Men and Masculinity

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 190-203

  Levant, Ronald F ^a   Hall, Rosalie J ^a   Williams, Christine M ^a   Hasan, Nadia T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

alexithymia; restrictive emotionality; traditional masculinity ideology

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650641552     PISSN: 15249220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0015652     Document Type: Article

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