Alexithymia, social competence and interpersonal difficulties in young adults
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2020
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UMT Lahore
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The aim of the current research was to determine the relationship between alexithymia, social competence and interpersonal difficulties in young adults. It was hypothesized that there is likely to be relationship between alexithymia, social competence and interpersonal difficulties in adults. Additionally, it was hypothesized that social competence will mediate the relationship between the relationships of alexithymia and interpersonal difficulties in adults. It was correlational research. Where a sample of 150 university students (men = 75 and women = 75) with the age range of 18 to 25 years (M=21.23, SD=2.15) were recruited by using nonprobability convenient sampling technique. Measure including Toronto Alexithymia scale (TAS-20), Social competence scale, Interpersonal difficulties scale were used. The findings of Pearson product moment correlation analysis showed that alexithymia was found to significantly negatively correlate with social competence and significantly positively correlated with interpersonal difficulties. Whereas social competence was found to be significantly negatively associated with interpersonal difficulties. While mediation analysis showed that increase in alexithymia tend to decrease social competence. While decrease in social competence in turn increase interpersonal difficulties. The study will contribute in the domain of interpersonal psychology by focusing the alexithymic symptoms in relationship with social competence.z