Relationship between alexithymia, mood and internalizing symptoms in children and young adolescents: Evidence from an Iranian sample
Relationship between alexithymia, mood and internalizing symptoms in children and young adolescents: Evidence from an Iranian sample
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10.1016/j.paid.2009.11.010
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发表时间：
2010-03-01
影响因子：
4.3
通讯作者：
Latifian, Morteza
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作者：
Rieffe, Carolien;Oosterveld, Paul;Latifian, Morteza
一般认为述情障碍与躯体症状等内化症状有直接关系。然而，述情障碍也与负面情绪状态密切相关，这一事实表明，述情障碍和内化症状之间经常发现的联系实际上是由情绪状态介导的。因此，本研究的目的是通过结构方程模型对两个模型进行检验，以检验述情障碍对儿童和青少年(n=579，平均年龄12岁零2个月)内化症状(自我报告的健康投诉和担忧/沉思)预测的独特贡献。第一个模型假设述情障碍通过情绪与内化症状间接相关。第二个模型还假设述情障碍和内化症状之间存在直接关系。结果表明，第一个模型明显不符合，但第二个模型符合得很好。这些结果表明，述情障碍对儿童和青少年内化症状的解释除了负面情绪之外，还有独特的贡献。(C)2009爱思唯尔有限公司。保留所有权利。
It is commonly assumed that there is a direct relationship of alexithymia with internalizing symptoms, such as Somatic Complaints. However, the fact that alexithymia is also strongly related to negative mood states suggests that the frequently found association between alexithymia and internalizing symptoms is actually mediated by mood states. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the unique contribution of alexithymia to the prediction of internalizing symptoms (self-reported health complaints and worrying/ruminative thoughts) in a population with children and young adolescents (n = 579, mean age 12 years and 2 months) by testing two models through structural equation modelling. The first model assumed an indirect relationship of alexithymia with internalizing symptoms, via mood. The second model also assumed a direct relationship between alexithymia and internalizing symptoms. The results showed a clear misfit of the first model, but a good fit of the second model. These outcomes suggest that there is a unique contribution of alexithymia to the explanation of internalizing symptoms in children and young adolescents over and above negative mood. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.