The impact of an emotional competence course on alexithymic students enrolled in teacher training
This study aimed to examine the impact of an emotional competence (EC) course among alexithymic students (N=10) enrolled in teacher training. The results show that the students with high alexithymia (N=10) achieved significantly lower marks in all educational activities on the five ECs set forth by Mikolajczak, Quoidbach, Kotsou & Nélis (2014) compared to their non-alexithymic peers (N=10). The results also reveal significant negative correlations between the DIE subscale (difficulty in identifying emotions) on the TAS-20 and two of the five ECs of Mikolajczak et al. (2014). Finally, the results indicate a significant negative correlation between the DIE subscale and the global interpersonal score achieved on reflective practice sheets. Subsequent studies using a broader sample, as well as a more precise measurement of ECs and a better pedagogical conception of this type of course, would be required.