Investigation of the Relationship Between the Alexithymic Characteristics of Secondary Students and Their Childhood Maltreatment Experiences

Özgün, Hakkı; Kanak, Mehmet

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“…Alexithymia, a set of deficits related to the perception and expression of emotion, has also been implicated as a potential consequence of early trauma. Özgün and Kanak (2022), for example, found that alexithymia increased as traumatic experience increased in a sample of Turkish secondary school students. This correlational study begins scientific inquiry into the possibility that mumbling might be a marker of posttraumatic distress.…”

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Mumbling as a Potential Marker of Posttraumatic Distress

Daugherty

Mannebach

2023

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This study sought to examine whether mumbling might, for some youths, arise among traumatic sequelae. College students provided retrospective reports of mumbling and completed standardized measures of trauma history and posttraumatic distress (Brief Trauma Questionnaire, Beck Anxiety Inventory for Primary Care, Toronto Alexithymia Scale, and the Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale). Mumbling was associated with a higher likelihood of sexual abuse but not other forms of trauma. Several measures of distress were significantly elevated for those who reported mumbling (Fear of Negative Evaluation, Difficulty Identifying Feelings, Difficulty Describing Feelings, and Anxiety – with the first two accounting for significant specific variance). Findings suggest that mumbling in young people could be a sign that encourages screening for sexual trauma and distress.

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Mumbling as a Potential Marker of Posttraumatic Distress

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Mannebach

2023

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Alexithymia and psychosomatic diseases in adolescents: primary headaches

Gorobets

Esin

2023

Acta biomedica scientifica

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Background. Alexithymia is traditionally regarded as a factor which influences the development of psychosomatic diseases and contribute to a more severe and prolonged course of somatic diseases the high level of alexithymia indicates the deficit in cognitive processes associated with awareness, exteriorization and regulation of feelings and emotions. In recent years, a lot of research has been conducted on the comorbidity of alexithymia and psychosomatic diseases in adults, but there are very few studies in relation to children and adolescents.The aim. To analyze psychosomatic diseases associated with the high level of alexithymia in adolescents, to study the correspondence of alexithymia and central sensitization (CS) in adolescents with primary headaches (migraine and tension-type headache).Methods. The diagnosis of headache was based on the criteria for the International Classification of Headache, 3rd edition. The study group included 84 adolescents, average age – 14 [13; 16] (51 females, 33 males). CS was assessed using the Russian version of “Central Sensitization Inventory” (2020) for adolescents. Alexithymia was assessed using the Russian version of “Alexithymia questionnaire for children” (2019). Headache intensity was measured using the Visual Analogue Scale. There were also assessed the number of months and days per month with headaches; duration of night sleep; age of phrasal speech start.Results and discussion. The results showed the direct correlation between levels of alexithymia and central sensitization (rS = 0.49; p = 0.00001), the number of days with headaches per month and central sensitization severity (rS = 0.24; p = 0.027). There was no significant correlation between alexithymia severity and headaches duration (rS= 0.06; p = 0.5), no reliable results on the correspondence of alexithymia severity, age of phrasal speech start and nocturnal sleep.Conclusion. A high level of alexithymia is observed in adolescents with various somatic diseases. Primary headaches are associated with a high level of alexithymia and the severity of central sensitization. Pediatricians and neurologists should be advised to assess the level of alexithymia and central sensitization in adolescents with headaches.

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Investigation of the Relationship Between the Alexithymic Characteristics of Secondary Students and Their Childhood Maltreatment Experiences

Cited by 2 publications

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Mumbling as a Potential Marker of Posttraumatic Distress

Mumbling as a Potential Marker of Posttraumatic Distress

Alexithymia and psychosomatic diseases in adolescents: primary headaches

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