Abstract
Objectives of this correlational research were threefold. Firstly, investigation of
association between alexithymia and illness anxiety; secondly, to look at the role
of negative affect in relationship of alexithymia and illness anxiety; and thirdly,
to identify demographic predictors in the development of illness anxiety among
university students. University students (N= 400; 50% girls; Mage= 21.48, SDage=
2.108) administered with Toronto Alexithymia Scale (Bagby, Parker, & Taylor,
1994), Whiteley Index (Pilowsky, 1967) and Positive & Negative Affect Schedule
(Watson, Clark, & Tellegen, 1988) for the assessment of alexithymia, illness
anxiety and negative affect respectively. Data were analyzed using ANOVA,
correlation, multinomial logistic regression and mediation analysis. Results
showed that alexithymia significantly positively correlates with illness anxiety
and this relationship is mediated by negative affect. Two major categories of
alexithymia i.e. Externally Oriented Thinking Style and Difficulty Identifying
Feelings positively predicted illness anxiety. Results are discussed in cultural
perspective.
Saima Saeed, Summan Islam, Rabia Khawar. (2019) Mediating Role of Negative Affect in Relationship between Illness Anxiety and Alexithymia, FWU Journal of Social Sciences, Volume-13, Issue-3.
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