Alexithymia behaves as a personality trait over a 5-year period in Finnish general population.
J Psychosom Res
; 61(2): 275-8, 2006 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Temporal stability is a basic assumption underlying any personality trait construct. Previous research on the stability of alexithymia has led to a controversy over whether alexithymia should be viewed as a state-dependent phenomenon or as a stable personality trait. The aim of this 5-year longitudinal study was to examine the temporal stability of alexithymia in the general population in Finland.METHODS:
Alexithymia was measured with the 20-Item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) at the baseline and 5 years later.RESULTS:
The test-retest correlations of the TAS-20 total and factor-specific scores at the baseline and at the 5-year follow-up ranged from moderate to high in both genders, reflecting a rather high relative stability of the TAS-20 scores over a period of 5 years.CONCLUSIONS:
The findings of our study suggest that alexithymia behaves like a stable personality trait in the general population.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Personalidade
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Sintomas Afetivos
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Middle aged
País como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article