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Alexithymia--state or trait?

Francisco Martínez-Sánchez1, Manuel Ato-García, Beatriz Ortiz-Soria

  • 1Departamento de Psicología Básica y Metodología, Facultad de Psicología, Edificio Luis Vives, Universidad de Murcia, Apartado 4021, 30080 Murcia, Spain. franms@fcu.um.es

The Spanish Journal of Psychology
|May 27, 2003
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Alexithymia, a difficulty in processing emotions, remained stable in university students despite fluctuating emotional distress from exams. This suggests alexithymia is a constant personality trait, not affected by temporary stress.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Psychiatry
  • Emotional Processing

Background:

  • Alexithymia involves challenges in identifying and expressing emotions, often accompanied by focusing on physical sensations.
  • It is viewed as both an affect-deficit disorder and a continuous personality variable.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the stability of alexithymia.
  • To investigate if emotional distress, specifically from university exams, impacts alexithymia levels.

Main Methods:

  • 20 university students were assessed at four points: before and after exams.
  • Measures included alexithymic features, trait anxiety, and physical symptoms of emotional distress.

Main Results:

  • Emotional distress levels (anxiety, physical symptoms) significantly changed across the exam periods.

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  • Alexithymia levels, however, showed no significant changes throughout the study.

    • Conclusions:

    • Alexithymia appears to be a stable personality trait.
    • Temporary increases in emotional distress, such as during exams, do not alter alexithymia levels.