Affective Acuity in Generalized Anxiety: The Impact of Alexithymia, Emotion Regulation, and Contrast Avoidance

A parallel mediation model was run to clarify whether contrast avoidance and difficulties with emotion regulation can differentially account for the relation between alexithymia and generalized anxiety symptoms. Findings indicate that difficulties with emotion regulation and contrast avoidance partially explain the relation between alexithymia and generalized anxiety symptoms.