Abstract
This paper studies the prevalence of alexithymia and type A behaviour among women with bulimia nervosa and the psychometric relations between these two psychological constructs. A group of 35 patients selected according to DSM-III-R diagnostic criteria was evaluated using the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS) and the Jenkins Activity Survey (JAS) and compared with a matched control group of healthy women. Bulimic patients scored significantly higher than controls in alexithymia and in I and II TAS factors, and in speed/impatience and hard-driving style. Type A prevalence was similar in both groups and overall results suggest that alexithymia and type A behaviour are heterogeneous psychological constructs. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and Eating Disorders Association.
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