I'm not too concerned even if this is true. I'm a guy, my emotions are bottled up most of the time anyway.
Coffee Drinkers Have Trouble Talking About Emotions?
Caffeine Use and Alexithymia in University Students
- DOI:
- 10.1080/02791072.2014.942043
pages 340-346
- Published online: 04 Sep 2014
Article Views: 51
Abstract
Alexithymia
refers to difficulties with identifying, describing, and regulating
one’s own emotions. This trait dimension has been linked to risky or
harmful use of alcohol and illicit drugs; however, the most widely used
psychoactive drug in the world, caffeine, has not been examined
previously in relation to alexithymia. The present study assessed 106
male and female university students aged 18-30 years on their caffeine
use in relation to several traits, including alexithymia. The 18
participants defined as alexithymic based on their Toronto Alexithymia
Scale (TAS-20) scores reported consuming nearly twice as much caffeine
per day as did non-alexithymic or borderline alexithymic participants.
They also scored significantly higher than controls on indices of
frontal lobe dysfunction as well as anxiety symptoms and sensitivity to
punishment. In a hierarchical linear regression model, sensitivity to
punishment negatively predicted daily caffeine intake, suggesting
caffeine avoidance by trait-anxious individuals. Surprisingly, however,
TAS-20 alexithymia scores positively predicted caffeine consumption.
Possible reasons for the positive relationship between caffeine use and
alexithymia are discussed, concluding that this outcome is tentatively
consistent with the hypo-arousal model of alexithymia.
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