ICPS
2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021
Alexithymia Partially Mediates the Relationship between Parental Invalidation and Emotion Dysregulation
- Zi Liang Ngoi
National University of Singapore (NUS) - Stephanie Si Min Lee
National University of Singapore - Jia Wen Wong
National University of Singapore - Zhi Yuan Ng
National University of Singapore - Carmen Chia
National University of Singapore - Ryan Hong
National University of Singapore - Shian-Ling Keng
Yale-NUS College
Abstract
This longitudinal study examined whether alexithymia mediates the relationship between parental invalidation and emotion dysregulation in a sample of 189 adolescents (mean age: 14.06 years) in Singapore. Analyses showed that alexithymia partially mediated the relationship, with parental invalidation positively predicting alexithymia, which in turn predicted greater emotion dysregulation.
Psychopathology
