Distinguishing alexithymia and emotion differentiation conceptualizations through linguistic analysis

Alexithymia is often characterized as a chronic deficit in processing and communicating emotional information. However, there is a lack of empirical consensus regarding the relationship between alexithymia and other emotion difficulties. The current study aimed to further clarify differences between alexithymia and a similarly conceptualized construct, emotion differentiation. Participants completed the Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20 to assess...