The present study aims to understand the relationship between alexithymia and personality in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) and/or panic disorder (PD) in the context of childhood traumas. The total sample of the study consists of 161 people. The patient group consists of 103 people, 50 with MDD, and 53 with PD. The control group consists of 58 healthy people. The Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ), The Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), The Eysenck Personality Questionnaire Revised-Abbreviated Form (EPQR-A), and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) were given to all participants. Results show that people in the patient groups have more alexithymic than the people in the control group. However, no differences were found between MDD patients and PD patients in terms of their alexithymia scores. In line with previous research, the correlational analysis revealed that there was a relationship between alexithymia and childhood trauma, MDD and childhood trauma, and neuroticism and childhood trauma in the patient groups.
Title (dc.title) | Alexithymia and personality aspects in patients with panic disorder and/or major depressive disorder and the relationship between these aspects and the childhood traumas of the patients |
Author [Asıl] (dc.creator.author) | Gazioğlu, Melisa Burcu |
Yazar Departmanı (dc.creator.department) | Yeditepe University Graduate School of Social Sciences |
Yazar Departmanı (dc.creator.department) | Yeditepe University Graduate School of Social Sciences Master’s Program in Clinical Psychology |
Publication Date (dc.date.issued) | 2024 |
Publication Type [Academic] (dc.type) | preprint |
Publication Type [Media] (dc.format) | application/pdf |
Subject Headings [General] (dc.subject) | Alexithymia |
Subject Headings [General] (dc.subject) | Childhood traumas |
Subject Headings [General] (dc.subject) | Major depressive disorder |
Subject Headings [General] (dc.subject) | Panic disorder |
Subject Headings [General] (dc.subject) | Personality |
Subject Headings [General] (dc.subject) | Aleksitimi |
Subject Headings [General] (dc.subject) | Çocukluk çağı travması |
Subject Headings [General] (dc.subject) | Majör depresif bozukluk |
Subject Headings [General] (dc.subject) | Panik atak |
Subject Headings [General] (dc.subject) | Kişilik |
Publisher (dc.publisher) | Yeditepe University Academic and Open Access Information System |
Language (dc.language.iso) | eng |
Abstract (dc.description.abstract) | The present study aims to understand the relationship between alexithymia and personality in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) and/or panic disorder (PD) in the context of childhood traumas. The total sample of the study consists of 161 people. The patient group consists of 103 people, 50 with MDD, and 53 with PD. The control group consists of 58 healthy people. The Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ), The Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), The Eysenck Personality Questionnaire Revised-Abbreviated Form (EPQR-A), and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) were given to all participants. Results show that people in the patient groups have more alexithymic than the people in the control group. However, no differences were found between MDD patients and PD patients in terms of their alexithymia scores. In line with previous research, the correlational analysis revealed that there was a relationship between alexithymia and childhood trauma, MDD and childhood trauma, and neuroticism and childhood trauma in the patient groups. |
Record Add Date (dc.date.accessioned) | 2024-04-19 |
Açık Erişim Tarihi (dc.date.available) | 2024-04-19 |
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