Alexithymia Is a Key Mediator of the Relationship Between Magical Thinking and Empathy

Volume: 12
Published: Aug 24, 2021
Abstract
Thought action fusion (TAF), whereby internal thoughts are perceived to exert equivalent effects to external actions, is a form of magical thinking. Psychiatric disorders associated with TAF (e.g. schizophrenia; obsessive compulsive disorder) can feature atypical social cognition. We explored relationships between TAF and empathy in 273 healthy young adults. TAF was directly correlated with higher personal distress, but not perspective taking,...
Paper Details
Title
Alexithymia Is a Key Mediator of the Relationship Between Magical Thinking and Empathy
Published Date
Aug 24, 2021
Volume
12
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