Epidemiology of alexithymia among adolescents

Joukamaa, Matti; Taanila, Anja; Karvonen, Juha T.; Koskinen, Minna; Veijola, Juha

doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2007.01.018

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“…In our sample, the prevalence of alexithymia was higher (18%) than that found in other studies of adolescents [22]- [24], but the latter ones investigated older subjects.…”

Section: Alexithymia Behavioral Problems and Alcohol Consumptioncontrasting

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Alexithymia, Psychopathology and Alcohol Misuse in Adolescence: A Population Based Study on 3556 Teenagers

Gatta¹,

Facca²,

Colombo³

et al. 2014

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Objectives: To analyze the association between alexithymia and alcohol intake during adolescence, also in relation to psychopathology, in order to identify psychological risk factors for alcohol misuse. Method: 3556 students [mean age (range) 14.5 years (11 -18)] were recruited in the Padua area. Each was administered a set of three questionnaires: the Toronto Alexithymia Scale for children (TAS-20) to measure alexithymia, the Questionnaire Adolescent Saturday evening (QAS) to estimate of alcohol intake, and the Youth Self-Report (YSR 11 -18) to value psychopathology. Results: Externalizing problems appeared to increase with age and with the amount of alcohol consumed, unlike internalizing problems. The prevalence of alexithymia was 18%, decreasing with age, and it was not associated with alcohol consumption, and used except in younger subjects (≤13), for whom a positive correlation was observed between alexithymia, internalizing problems and alcohol intake. Conclusions: Younger adolescents are more psycho-emotionally vulnerable (internalizing problems and alexithymia) and at a greater risk of alcohol misuse.

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“…In our sample, the prevalence of alexithymia was higher (18%) than that found in other studies of adolescents [22]- [24], but the latter ones investigated older subjects.…”

Section: Alexithymia Behavioral Problems and Alcohol Consumptioncontrasting

confidence: 80%

“…more pronounced alexithymia) in males compared to females [22] [23]. Then, the prevalence was similar to that of adults, but without relevant gender difference (in adults alexithymia is more common in males instead).…”

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Alexithymia, Psychopathology and Alcohol Misuse in Adolescence: A Population Based Study on 3556 Teenagers

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Facca²,

Colombo³

et al. 2014

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“…In the particular case of this Peruvian sample, those elements include not only individual vulnerabilities such as alexithymia, but also contextual factors (like pov erty and community violence). Not only the presence of general distress, but the presence of alexithymia itself has also been linked to contextual factors, such as poverty, harsh environments (Joukamaa et al, 2007), early adversity, and trauma (Smith, Kouros, & Meuret, 2014).…”

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“…Similarly, Luyten et al (2013) reported that high levels of alexithymia were associated with a history of trauma and emotional neglect. In addition, Joukamaa et al (2007) found an asso ciation between alexithymia and disadvantageous living conditions, suggesting that higher alexithymia levels would be related to poverty and harsh environments.…”

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Propiedades psicométricas del cuestionario de alexitimia para niños en una muestra peruana de adolescentes

Yearwood¹,

Vliegen²,

Luyten³

et al. 2017

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5The concept of alexithymia refers to impairments in the ability to identify and communicate feelings. Alexithymia has repeatedly been linked to attachment impairments and different types of symptomatology, in particular, depression and somatic complaints. Very few studies have focused on children or adolescents when addressing this construct. Additionally, to date, there is no self-report questionnaire of alexithymia for such groups in the Spanish language. The main objectives of this study were therefore, (a) to translate and adapt the Alexithymia Questionnaire for Children to Spanish; (b) to assess the factor structure of the adapted questionnaire; and (c) to describe its reliability and validity, in a sample of N = 265 Peruvian adolescents aged 11-18 years. Internal consistency was acceptable for the DIF subscale 1 Acknowledgments to Carolien Rieffe, Leiden University, The Netherlands, for providing the original Dutch and English versions of the Alexithymia Questionnaire for Children and to the "Fonds Dr. Pierre Vereecken" from the University KU Leuven for providing funding for this research project.

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Repetitive Nonsuicidal Self‐Injury as Experiential Avoidance Among a Community Sample of Adolescents

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Epidemiology of alexithymia among adolescents

Cited by 116 publications

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Alexithymia, Psychopathology and Alcohol Misuse in Adolescence: A Population Based Study on 3556 Teenagers

Alexithymia, Psychopathology and Alcohol Misuse in Adolescence: A Population Based Study on 3556 Teenagers

Propiedades psicométricas del cuestionario de alexitimia para niños en una muestra peruana de adolescentes

Repetitive Nonsuicidal Self‐Injury as Experiential Avoidance Among a Community Sample of Adolescents

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