Alexithymia and the conceptualization of emotions: A study of language use and semantic knowledge

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 514-523

  Wotschack, Christiane ^a   Klann Delius, Gisela ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Conceptualization; Emotion schemata; Linguistic expressions of emotion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878795354     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2013.01.011     Document Type: Article

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