Thesis:

Predicting emotional alexithymia based on personality traits and positive and negative affect in female students

The present study aimed to predict emotional alexithymia based on personality traits and positive and negative emotions of female students. The statistical population included all female students of Islamic Azad University, Neyshabur Branch in the academic year 1403-1404, which is 1100 people, and according to Morgan's table, 250 people were estimated; who were selected from among the students of Neyshabur Azad University. In order to examine the relationship between the variables under study, multiple regression correlation was used. And to collect information, the Toronto Emotional Alexithymia Scale (2004), the Positive and Negative Affect Inventory (PANAS) and the NEO-FFI Five-Factor Personality Questionnaire were used. The results of the present study indicated the role of personality traits and positive and negative emotions with mood alexithymia (P>0.01). The results showed that the role of personality traits and positive and negative emotions is of particular importance in explaining alexithymia, and that greater attention to these structures could be significantly beneficial for psychopathology research and clinical practice.

Keywords: Keywords: alexithymia, personality traits, positive and negative emotions