2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Empirical study of factors in the development of alexithymia focusing on emotional availability and attachment style
Project/Area Number |
21730572
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Research Field |
Clinical psychology
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Research Institution | Otemon Gakuin University |
Principal Investigator |
BABA Takanobu 追手門学院大学, 心理学部, 准教授 (00388216)
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Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2012
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Keywords | アレキシサイミア / 感情発達 / 愛着 / 対人関係 / 母子関係 |
Research Abstract |
The aim of this study is to investigate the attachment style, past mother-child relationships, emotional availability try to find the factors in the development of alexithymia. The results demonstrated that some factors (mother ’s negative parental attitudes, fearful and preoccupied attachment style, wrong perception of emotional activity) influenced the cause of alexithymic tendency .
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