EMOTIONAL SELF-AWARENESS, EATING DISORDERS, AND RACIAL IDENTITY ATTITUDES IN AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN

Authors
DINSMORE BD MALLINCKRODT B
Citation
Bd. Dinsmore et B. Mallinckrodt, EMOTIONAL SELF-AWARENESS, EATING DISORDERS, AND RACIAL IDENTITY ATTITUDES IN AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN, Journal of multicultural counseling and development, 24(4), 1996, pp. 267-277
Citations number
35
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Applied
Journal title
Journal of multicultural counseling and development → ACNP
ISSN journal
08838534
Volume
24
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
267 - 277
Database
ISI
SICI code
0883-8534(1996)24:4<267:ESEDAR>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
Certain racial identity attitudes may involve diminished internal emot ional awareness, features of a syndrome known as ''alexithymia,'' whic h has been observed in survivors of extreme trauma. This study found t hat levels of alexithymia, but not eating disorders, were related to a ttitudes characteristic of early stages of racial identity development among African American women.