Dr David Preece MAPS
Edith Cowan University
Thesis title – Measuring emotional reactivity, alexithymia, and emotion regulation as clinically relevant emotional constructs: Theoretical considerations and the development of new psychometric measures
David is a psychologist who completed his PhD at Edith Cowan University. As part of his thesis, he integrated and evaluated several theoretical models, helping to clarify the structure and definition of three key emotional constructs: emotional reactivity, alexithymia and emotion regulation. He also developed three new self-report measures to assess these constructs more comprehensively in clinical and research settings. Across several studies, David demonstrated that these measures had good validity, and could assess emotional reactivity (Perth Emotional Reactivity Scale-Short Form), alexithymia (Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire), and emotion regulation (Perth Emotion Regulation Competency Inventory) in greater detail than was previously possible. David now works as a research fellow at Curtin University, where much of his research involves using these assessment tools to inform transdiagnostic conceptualisations and treatments of emotional disorders.
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