“…However, studies had illustrated that feelings of insecurity were related to more alexithymia [ 42 , 43 ], which refers to individuals who avoid close interpersonal relationships and keep distant from others socially [ 44 ], and thus individuals with high levels of insecurity resist self-disclosure [ 29 ]. Self-disclosure is helpful for individuals to strengthen their bond and intimacy with others [ 45 ], and thus increase the social cohesion of communities [ 46 , 47 ], this may activate communal coping [ 48 ], finally relieving posttraumatic psychological distress [ 27 ]. However, once the individual being resistant to disclosure, then they did not form effective coping, and finally might lead to more PTSSs.…”