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Alexithymia is not related to tolerance for cold pressor pain
Todd Jackson1, Takeo Nagasaka, April Fritch
1Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Superior, 54880-2898, USA. tjackson@facstaff.uwsuper.edu
Perceptual and Motor Skills
|May 25, 2002
Abstract:
To test the hypothesis that higher scores on alexithymia are associated with reduced tolerance for cold pressor pain, 116 college undergraduates completed the Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20 of Bagby, Parker and Taylor and engaged in the cold pressor test. Their alexithymia scores were not associated with tolerance for cold pressor pain, suggesting that individuals scoring high on alexithymia do not show a general hypersensitivity to a cold stimulus.