@article{ref1,
title="The associations between alexithymia, non-suicidal self-injury, and risky drinking: the moderating roles of experiential avoidance and biological sex",
journal="Stress and Health",
year="2019",
author="Greene, Danyelle and Hasking, Penelope A. and Boyes, Mark",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Alexithymia and experiential avoidance are personality traits regularly identified as correlates of behaviours that serve an emotion regulatory function, including, non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) and risky drinking. In the current study, we examined whether the relationships between alexithymia, NSSI, and risky drinking are moderated by experiential avoidance and sex. A sample of 778 university students (77.1% female, M<sub>age</sub> = 22.27, SD = 6.71) completed online questionnaires. For men, a combination of high levels of externally orientated thinking and experiential avoidance was associated with NSSI. Conversely, for women, a combination of high levels of externally orientated thinking but low levels of experiential avoidance was associated with risky drinking. <br><br>FINDINGS suggest that associations between alexithymia and experiential avoidance with NSSI and risky drinking may differ between men and women.<br><br>This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1532-3005",
doi="10.1002/smi.2879",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smi.2879"
}