当言语失败时:调查alexithymia和应对策略在青少年心理健康
Haris Sulejmani1, Nada Pop-Jordanova2
1Faculty of Medicine, St. Cyril and Methodius, Skopje, RN Macedonia.
概括
患有alexithymia (难以识别情绪) 的青少年经常使用不适应的应对策略. 早期干预促进情绪素养和适应性应对对青少年心理健康至关重要.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 青少年心理健康 青少年心理健康
- 情绪调节 情绪调节 情绪调节
背景情况:
- 亚历克西西米亚的特点是难以识别和表达情绪,这严重影响了青少年的情绪调节和应对.
- 年轻人中高水平的alexithymia与增加的心理痛苦,不适应的应对能力和减少的社会支持有关.
研究的目的:
- 调查alexithymia和青少年应对策略之间的关联.
- 为了确定在高中人口中alexithymic特征的流行率.
主要方法:
- 一项涉及北马其顿141名高中生 (年龄15-18岁) 的横截面研究.
- 经过验证的工具:多伦多亚历克西西米亚量表 (TAS-20) 和青少年应对问题经验指导 (COPE-A).
- 统计分析包括描述性统计和皮尔森相关性.
主要成果:
- 观察到alexithymic特征的高患病率,其中44%的得分高于临床值 (TAS-20 > 61).
- 较高的alexithymia与不适应应对 (自责,反,灾难化) 有显著的相关性.
- 积极的应对策略 (重新评估,接受) 与alexithymia有负相关性.
结论:
- 亚历克西西米亚与情绪失调和青少年应对灵活性降低有关.
- 这些发现突出了情绪意识不良和不适应应激反应之间的联系,增加了脆弱性.
- 通过学校课程促进情绪素养和适应性应对对于年轻人的心理健康至关重要.
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