ALEXITHYMIA, AFFECT RECOGNITION, AND 5 FACTORS OF PERSONALITY IN SUBSTANCE-ABUSERS

Authors
MANN LS WISE TN TRINIDAD A KOHANSKI R
Citation
Ls. Mann et al., ALEXITHYMIA, AFFECT RECOGNITION, AND 5 FACTORS OF PERSONALITY IN SUBSTANCE-ABUSERS, Perceptual and motor skills, 81(1), 1995, pp. 35-40
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Experimental
Journal title
Perceptual and motor skills → ACNP
ISSN journal
00315125
Volume
81
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
35 - 40
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-5125(1995)81:1<35:AARA5F>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
A total of 80 adults (40 normal volunteers, 40 substance abusers) part icipated in a study about alexithymia and five factors of personality, measured on the Toronto Alexithymia Scale and the NEO Five Factor Inv entory, respectively, and their relationship to recognition of affect. The substance abusers scored the same as the age- and sex-matched nor mal volunteers on recognizing posed facial expressions, but higher on the alexithymia scale, while on Neuroticism and Extraversion they had lower scores on Agreeableness.