TY - JOUR T1 - Relationship of Alexithymia with Emotional Expression Styles and General Health among University Students TT - رابطه آلکسی‌تیمیا با سبک‌های ابراز هیجان و سلامت عمومی ‌در دانشجویان JF - ijpcp JO - ijpcp VL - 13 IS - 3 UR - http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-269-en.html Y1 - 2007 SP - 238 EP - 248 KW - Alexithymia KW - emotional expressiveness KW - emotional control KW - ambivalence over emotional expressiveness KW - general health N2 - AbstractObjectives: In this study was the relationship of alexithymia with the emotional expression styles (emotional expressiveness, emotional control, and ambivalence over emotional expressiveness) and general health investigated among university students. The effect of gender on alexithymia is also studied. Method: A total of 210 university students (105 female, 105 male) from Guilan University were selected using a multi-stage randomized sampling method and were assessed by the Toronto Alexithymia Scale Emotional Expressiveness Questionnaire, Emotional Control Ques-tionnaire, Ambivalence over Emotional Expressiveness Questionnaire, and General Health Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, and regression analysis. Results: Alexithymia was significantly correlated with all emotional control subscales: significantly positive correlation with the emotional inhibition and rumination subscales (p M3 ER -