We are building an evidence-based app dedicated to improving alexithymia and emotional awareness, here’s some of the evidence we’re building on top of.

Initial Animi app data (before the course was launched)

A preliminary analysis of the anonymized PAQ data we collect shows that actively using Animi (≥10 emotion logs) reduces PAQ alexithymia score (taken with at least 30 days in between) in a moderately dose-dependent manner (r=-0.31)

Sources

Emotions 101 course

• **Course -** Amber Mazza et al. (2026), Identifying therapies to effectively reduce alexithymia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Alexithymia test

• PAQ validation - Preece et al. (2018), The psychometric assessment of alexithymia: Development and validation of the Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire
• PAQ scoring - Preece et al. (2018), Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire (PAQ): Copy of questionnaire and scoring instructions

Emotion Compass flow

• Circumplex Model of Affect - Russel et al. (2005), The circumplex model of affect: An integrative approach to affective neuroscience, cognitive development, and psychopathology