The distinctiveness and utility of a brief measure of alexithymia for adolescents

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 222-227

  Heaven, Patrick C L ^a   Ciarrochi, Joseph ^a   Hurrell, Katherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Alexithymia; Personality; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952885478     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2010.03.039     Document Type: Article

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