Mediated moderation of the relationship between the endorsement of restrictive emotionality and alexithymia

Psychology of Men and Masculinity

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 459-467

  Levant, Ronald F ^a   Joel Wong, Y ^b   Karakis, Emily N ^c   Welsh, Matthew M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Conformity to masculine norms; Mediated moderation; Race; Traditional masculinity ideology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84942519471     PISSN: 15249220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0039739     Document Type: Article

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