I don't know how I feel, Therefore I act: Alexithymia, Urgency, And alcohol problems

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 2014-2017

  Shishido, Hanako ^a   Gaher, Raluca M ^a   Simons, Jeffrey S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; Alcohol related problems; Alexithymia; Emotion regulation; Urgency

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; BODY IMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGATIVE URGENCY; POSITIVE URGENCY; RISK FACTOR; SKILL; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873254884     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: 18736327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2012.12.014     Document Type: Article

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