Personality Traits, Alexithymia, and Psychological Predictors of Health-Related Quality of Life

A series of multiple regressions were conducted to examine the combined and unique influence of personality traits, psychological states, and alexithymia on health-related quality of life scores within a sample of 235 undergraduate students. Analyses showed that neuroticism, conscientiousness, alexithymia, and somatization significantly predicted general health perceptions.