Relationship of alexithymia with coping styles and interpersonal problems

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue , 2010, Pages 614-618

  Besharat, Mohammad Ali ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Coping; Emotion regulation; Interpersonal relationship; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 78549235039     PISSN: 18770428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.07.152     Document Type: Conference Paper

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