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Somatic presentations of distress may be associated with alexithymia, a difficulty in experiencing and expressing emotions. Although the constructs of somatization and alexithymia have been examined in depth both within and across cultures, there is minimal information on culture\u2010specific behaviors utilized to cope with stress in individuals who tend to somaticize distress or are alexithymic. The current report investigates the association between somatization and alexithymia, and a culture\u2010specific behavior of traditional Chinese medicinal herbal tea consumption, in a nonclinical, young adult sample.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A sample of 222 undergraduate university students of Chinese ethnicity completed self\u2010report measures of somatization and the related construct of somatosensory amplification, alexithymia, and attitude toward the consumption of herbal tea possessing traditional Chinese medicinal value.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>After controlling for gender, alexithymia was significantly correlated with somatization (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>[220]\u2009=\u20090.29, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.05) and somatosensory amplification (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>[220]\u2009=\u20090.19, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.05). Attitudes toward herbal tea consumption were significantly correlated with somatosensory amplification (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>[220]\u2009=\u20090.16, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.05).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The connection between alexithymia and somatization was confirmed in the current report in a nonclinical sample. A culture\u2010specific behavior (consumption of traditional Chinese medicinal herbal tea) was significantly associated with somatosensory amplification. 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