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The stability of alexithymia during work in a high-stress environment: a prospective study of Swedish peacekeepers serving in Kosovo.
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Scandinavian journal of psychology [Scand J Psychol] 2010 Aug; Vol. 51 (4), pp. 350-5. Date of Electronic Publication: 2010 Feb 18. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- We applied a prospective design to reinvestigate the issue whether the sub-domains of alexithymia could be considered stable traits or distress-related states. Assessments of alexithymia and subjective distress were conducted before deployment to Kosovo in a sample of male peacekeepers. A second assessment was conducted approximately six months later during the final phase of service. The results showed evidence of moderate to high relative stability in all alexithymic sub-domains. It was also found that a relative change in subjective distress predicted a relative change in difficulty identifying feelings and difficulty describing feelings but not in externally oriented thinking. We suggest therefore that the alexithymic sub-domains could be considered relatively stable traits but that the level of difficulty identifying and describing feeling varies with the level of subjective distress.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1467-9450
- Volume :
- 51
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Scandinavian journal of psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 20210912
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9450.2010.00807.x