Analyzing the Aesthetic Impressions of Alexithymic Japanese Students
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13652155 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Miho Suzuki (0000-0002-8882-6610, Tohoku University, corresponding author), Jiro Gyoba (0000-0003-4198-6323, Tohoku University), Michiko Kano (0000-0002-8090-7782, Tohoku University) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 94 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 669-682 |
| Publication date | 2004-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.94.2.669-682 |
| PMID | 15154201 |
| OpenAlex | W2011790497 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 21 |
We investigated the association between alexithymic tendencies as measured by the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale and the characteristics of aesthetic impressions for words and drawings. Impressions were measured using the semantic differential technique in three groups of Japanese students (High scores n = 31, Moderate scores n = 40, and a Control group n = 182) who were presented only words (Word condition), only drawings (Drawing condition), or pairs comprising one word plus one drawing that represented the same emotional categories (Drawing/Word condition). In a factor analysis on the data from participants, three factors (Evaluation, Activity, and Potency) were extracted. Based on the factor scores, the distances among the three conditions were calculated for each of the groups. For Potency, significant group differences were found between the Drawing/Word and other conditions. In the High-scoring alexithymia group, in particular, the Potency impressions based on tactile sensation, e.g., soft-hard, blunt-sharp, were amplified regardless of stimulus condition. These results are discussed in the context of somatosensory amplification associated with alexithymia and the difficulty of distinguishing between emotion and somatic sensations
Alexithymia · Cognitive psychology · Feeling · Linguistics · Semantic differential · Toronto Alexithymia Scale · Word (group theory · Action Observation and Synchronization · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · Psychology · Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments · Social Psychology
Disorders of Affect Regulation
Recent Developments in Alexithymia Theory and Research
The twenty-item Toronto Alexithymia scale—I. Item selection and cross-validation of the factor structure
The expression and perception of facial emotion in alexithymia
The amplification of somatic symptoms
Alexithymia, Emotion, and Somatic Complaints
Is Alexithymia a Culture-Bound Construct? Validity and Reliability of the Japanese Versions of the 20-Item Toronto Alexithymia Scale and Modified Beth Israel Hospital Psychosomatic Questionnaire
Studies on the generality of affective meaning systems
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2007 - 2007 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |