Influencing factors of alexithymia in Chinese medical students: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A much higher prevalence of alexithymia has been reported in medical students compared with the general population, and alexithymia is a risk factor that increases vulnerability to mental disorders. Our aim was to evaluate the level of alexithymia in Chinese medical students and to explore its influencing factors.

Methods

A cross-sectional study of 1,950 medical students at Shenyang Medical College was conducted in May 2014 to evaluate alexithymia in medical students using the Chinese version of the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20). The reliability of the questionnaire was assessed by Cronbach's α coefficient and mean inter-item correlations. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to evaluate construct validity. The relationships between alexithymia

SUBMITTER: Zhu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5379661 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature