Parenting Journal · Volume 2 · Issue 4 · Licensed source edition
Alexithymia and Empathy in Parent‐Youth Dyads: An Actor‐Partner Interdependence Model Analysis
Originally published 2025-07-22 · PsyCh Journal
Wiley · DOI 10.1002/pchj.70040 ↗
Editorial reading guide · Kindness
Which feelings do we find easiest to name when we talk together?
The focus here is how difficulties identifying feelings relate to empathy across generations.
Who was studied?
1,058 parent-youth pairs recruited through one college
Age / stage: College-age youth and parents
Read with three questions
- How did the authors investigate how difficulties identifying feelings relate to empathy across generations?
- Whose report describes the parent, the child and the outcome, and where might those reports differ?
- Can parent and young adult each report on how well they identify emotions without sharing the same reporting bias?
Keep the limits in view
The parent-youth pairs were recruited through one college. Their accounts may differ from those of younger adolescents or youth who do not attend college.
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Jia‐yi Zhou; Gui‐xiang Tian; Hai‐yue Li; Zi‐yu Wen; Ming‐yu Hu; Tong Yang; Neng‐zhi Jiang; Yi Wang; Yan‐yu Wang (2025). Alexithymia and Empathy in Parent‐Youth Dyads: An Actor‐Partner Interdependence Model Analysis PsyCh Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/pchj.70040
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