Relación entre alexitimia y hostiliadad : ¿una asociación influida por el mlestar psicológico?
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Este arlículo examinó las relaciones entre la alexitimia y sus
dimensiones (dificultad para identificar sentimientos, dificultad
para describirlos, y pensamiento orientado al exterior) con el
estrés psicológico (vulnerabilidad y estado depresivo) y la
hostilidad (ira manifiesta, ira suprimida, cinismo y rumiación)
Además estudió si la asociación de la alexitimia con la hostilidad
estaba influida por el estrés psicológico.
436 parlicipantes completaron medidas de alexitimia,
malestar psicológico y hostilidad.
La alexitimia correlacionó positivamente con el estrés
psicológico, y predijo todos los criterios elegidos. La dificultad
en identificar y describir sentimientos predijeron la ira manifiesta
y suprimida, y el cinismo. La rumiación fue explicada sólo por la
dificultad en describir sentimientos. El estrés psicológico influyó sobre la contribución de la alexitimia al enfado manifiesto y la
rumiación. Este efecto fue menor para la ira suprimida y el
cinismo. Se discutió el déficit en el manejo del enfado y la
tendencia al estrés en individuos alexitímicos.
This article analyzes the relationships between alexithymia and its dimensions (difficulty identifying feelings, difficulty describing them, and externa 1 orientated thinking) with psychological distress (vulnerabi/ity and depressive sta te) and hostility (anger-in, anger-out, cynicism and rumination). It also studied whether the association of alexithymia with hostility was influenced by psychological distress. Four hundred and thirlysix participants completed measures of a lexithymia, psychological distress and hostility. Alexithymia positively correlated with psychological distress, and it predicted all the selected outcomes. Dífficulty to identify and to describe feelíngs predicted anger-out, anger-in and cynicism. Rumination was only explained by difficulty in describing feelings. Psychological distress influenced the contríbution of alexithymia to anger-out and rumination. This effect was lesser for anger-in and cynicism. The deficit in anger management and the proneness to stress in alexithimic individuals were discussed.
This article analyzes the relationships between alexithymia and its dimensions (difficulty identifying feelings, difficulty describing them, and externa 1 orientated thinking) with psychological distress (vulnerabi/ity and depressive sta te) and hostility (anger-in, anger-out, cynicism and rumination). It also studied whether the association of alexithymia with hostility was influenced by psychological distress. Four hundred and thirlysix participants completed measures of a lexithymia, psychological distress and hostility. Alexithymia positively correlated with psychological distress, and it predicted all the selected outcomes. Dífficulty to identify and to describe feelíngs predicted anger-out, anger-in and cynicism. Rumination was only explained by difficulty in describing feelings. Psychological distress influenced the contríbution of alexithymia to anger-out and rumination. This effect was lesser for anger-in and cynicism. The deficit in anger management and the proneness to stress in alexithimic individuals were discussed.







