Ability to communicate their own feelings in students of Human Physiology evaluated with the TAS 26-items in the year 2018
Alexithymia means absence of words to express affection. One of its constituent factors (which refer to the clinical characteristics of the construct) is the difficulty in communicating one's feelings. This difficulty was investigated in university students, in relation t...
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Ability to communicate their own feelings in students of Human Physiology evaluated with the TAS 26-items in the year 2018 |
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Alexithymia means absence of words to express affection. One of its constituent factors (which refer to the clinical characteristics of the construct) is the difficulty in communicating one's feelings. This difficulty was investigated in university students, in relation to morphological sex, since the literature indicates that the male sex tends to present greater communicational difficulty than the female.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ability to communicate feelings to other people in a student population differentiated by morphological sex.
An observational, descriptive, cross-sectional analysis was conducted. Population: Human Physiology students in 2018. Sample selection: simple random sampling (n = 80). Instrument: Toronto Alexithymia 26-item Scale (TAS 26-item) that evaluates four factors, presents reliability with a stability coefficient of 0.87, validity (by factor analysis) and cultural adequacy (by translation and adaptation). This study focused on Factor II: ability to communicate one`s own feelings to others, which uses seven items. The scoring range is from 7 to 35, with cut-off points (<12, 12 to 24 and ≥25), based on their relationship with the appearance of psychosomatic disorders and valid criteria according to their clinical implications. Interpretation of results: the higher the score, the greater the difficulty. The scale is valid either totally applied or separately applied on each factor. Contingency charts were made to indicate percentages. Chi2 was applied; p≤0.05. The ability to communicate one's feelings to others in the total sample was: 15% with a score <12, 60% from 12 to 24 and 25% ≥25. In the analysis by sex, the results were: scores lower than 12: 10% -men- and 16.7% -women-; scores from 12 to 24: 70% -men- and 56.6% -women-, p≤0.05; scores ≥25: 20% -men- and 26.7% -women-.
Most of the sample was placed in the midrange of scores. In the same range, men presented more difficulty than women. Awareness of these results should lead to professional interventions that help to reduce the relational problems that this feature entails.
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I10-R10-article-258072019-11-11T21:18:27Z Ability to communicate their own feelings in students of Human Physiology evaluated with the TAS 26-items in the year 2018 Capacidad para comunicar los propios sentimientos de alumnos de Fisiología Humana evaluados con la TAS 26-ítems en el año 2018 Llermanos, GJC alexithymia feeling emotion communication alexitimia sentimiento comunicación emoción Alexithymia means absence of words to express affection. One of its constituent factors (which refer to the clinical characteristics of the construct) is the difficulty in communicating one's feelings. This difficulty was investigated in university students, in relation to morphological sex, since the literature indicates that the male sex tends to present greater communicational difficulty than the female. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ability to communicate feelings to other people in a student population differentiated by morphological sex. An observational, descriptive, cross-sectional analysis was conducted. Population: Human Physiology students in 2018. Sample selection: simple random sampling (n = 80). Instrument: Toronto Alexithymia 26-item Scale (TAS 26-item) that evaluates four factors, presents reliability with a stability coefficient of 0.87, validity (by factor analysis) and cultural adequacy (by translation and adaptation). This study focused on Factor II: ability to communicate one`s own feelings to others, which uses seven items. The scoring range is from 7 to 35, with cut-off points (<12, 12 to 24 and ≥25), based on their relationship with the appearance of psychosomatic disorders and valid criteria according to their clinical implications. Interpretation of results: the higher the score, the greater the difficulty. The scale is valid either totally applied or separately applied on each factor. Contingency charts were made to indicate percentages. Chi2 was applied; p≤0.05. The ability to communicate one's feelings to others in the total sample was: 15% with a score <12, 60% from 12 to 24 and 25% ≥25. In the analysis by sex, the results were: scores lower than 12: 10% -men- and 16.7% -women-; scores from 12 to 24: 70% -men- and 56.6% -women-, p≤0.05; scores ≥25: 20% -men- and 26.7% -women-. Most of the sample was placed in the midrange of scores. In the same range, men presented more difficulty than women. Awareness of these results should lead to professional interventions that help to reduce the relational problems that this feature entails. Alexitimia significa ausencia de palabras para expresar los afectos. Uno de sus factores constituyentes (que refieren a las características clínicas del constructo) es la dificultad para comunicar los propios sentimientos. Se investigó esta dificultad en alumnos universitarios, en relación al sexo morfológico, ya que la bibliografía indica que el sexo masculino tiende a presentar mayor dificultad comunicacional que el femenino. Nos propusimos evaluar la capacidad para comunicar los sentimientos a otras personas, en una población de alumnos diferenciada por sexo morfológico. Estudio observacional, descriptivo, diseño transversal. Población: alumnos cursantes de Fisiología Humana en el año 2018. Selección de la muestra: muestreo aleatorio simple (n=80). Instrumento: Escala de Alexitimia de Toronto 26-ítems (TAS 26- ítems) que evalúa cuatro factores, presenta confiabilidad con coeficiente de estabilidad de 0,87, validez (por análisis factorial) y adecuación cultural (por traducción y adaptación). Este estudio se enfocó en el Factor II: capacidad para comunicar a los demás los propios sentimientos, que utiliza siete ítems. El rango de puntajes va de 7 a 35, con puntos de corte (<12, 12 a 24 y ≥25), fundamentados en su relación con la aparición de trastornos psicosomáticos y criterio válido por sus implicaciones clínicas. Interpretación de resultados: a mayor puntaje, mayor dificultad. La escala es válida aplicada totalmente o en cada factor por separado. Se realizaron tablas de contingencia para indicar porcentajes. Se aplicó Chi2; p≤0,05. La capacidad para comunicar los propios sentimientos a los demás en la muestra total fue de: 15% con puntaje <12, 60% entre 12 a 24 y 25% ≥25. En el análisis por sexos, los resultado fueron: puntajes menores a 12: 10%-varones- y 16,7%-mujeres-; puntajes entre 12 a 24: 70%-varones- y 56,6%-mujeres-, p≤0,05; puntajes ≥25: 20%-varones- y 26,7%-mujeres-. La mayor parte de la muestra se instaló en el rango medio de puntajes. En el mismo rango, los varones presentaron mayor dificultad que las mujeres. La concientización de estos resultados debería conducir a intervenciones profesionales, que ayuden a reducir los problemas relacionales que conlleva este rasgo. Universidad Nacional Cba. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Secretaria de Ciencia y Tecnología 2019-10-17 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/med/article/view/25807 Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de Córdoba.; 2019: Suplemento JIC XX Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de Córdoba; 2019: Suplemento JIC XX Revista da Faculdade de Ciências Médicas de Córdoba; 2019: Suplemento JIC XX 1853-0605 0014-6722 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/med/article/view/25807/27593 Derechos de autor 2019 Universidad Nacional de Córdoba |