The Association between Eveningness and Alexithymia: Mediating Effect of Depression

Objective The current study aims to investigate the association of morningnessâ??eveningness with alexithymia, and examine mediating effect depression on this association. Methods In total, 393 community-dwelling adults (243 females 150 males; mean age=43.47±14.05 years) were recruited. All participants completed self-report questionnaires including Morningnessâ??Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ), Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D), Korean version 20-item Toronto Alexithymia (TAS-20). Results Eveningness was independently associated greater difficulty in identifying feelings males, but not females. Depression mediated between eveningness difficulties describing both males Conclusion found a direct as well addition, independent alexithymia more prominent than Keywords: Morningnessâ??eveningness; Depression;