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    Alexithymia, emotional neglect, mindfulness and psychological distress in young adults
    (UMT, Lahore, 2025) Hafiza Sidra Saher; Majida Murtaza; Maryam Mushtaq; Rubab Muratza
    The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between Alexithymia, Emotional Neglect, Mindfulness and Psychological Distress in Young Adults. The data was collected from 400 young adults from public or private universities of Lahore by using simple random sampling. Correlation research design was used to conduct the study. The present study comprised of demographic sheet, Alexithymia Scale (Khawar et al., 2017), Emotional Neglect Scale (Karamat et al., 2022), Five Factor Mindfulness Questionnaire (Mustafa & Safdar,2015) and Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (Lovibond & Lovibond, 1996). Results showed that Alexithymia, Emotional Neglect had significant positive correlation with psychological distress. Alexithymia had no negative correlation with mindfulness. Age and family system showed a negative relationship with distress, while gender showed a positive relationship. Gender differences with women reported higher difficulty recognizing emotions and greater psychological distress as compare to men. Men reported higher levels of emotional neglect, and lower levels of non-judging mindfulness as compare to women. Alexithymia and Emotional neglect are strong predictor of psychological distress. The study provides professionals new dimensions related cultures such as gender roles and family system while assessing young adults.