PREVALENCE OF ALEXITHYMIA AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN REGIONS OF SIBERIA

Autor: Zhanna G. Zaitseva, Tatyana A. Kolodyazhnaya, Olga I. Zaitseva, Irina A. Ignatova
Jazyk: English<br />Russian
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Siberian Journal of Life Sciences and Agriculture, Vol 14, Iss 6, Pp 191-210 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2658-6649
2658-6657
DOI: 10.12731/2658-6649-2022-14-6-191-210
Popis: Aim. To study the prevalence of alexithymia among adolescents in the central (Krasnoyarsk city/Caucasians) and southern (Abakan, the Republic of Khakassia, Caucasians/Khakasses) regions of Siberia, taking into account ethnicity and gender differences. Materials and methods. Interviewing schoolchildren of various ethnic backgrounds aged 15-18 years is carried out using the Toronto Alexithymic Scale (TAS-26). Results. Mong Caucasian adolescents from different regions of residence (Krasnoyarsk and Abakan, the Republic of Khakassia), the prevalence rates of alexithymia were comparable (30,0% and 34,2%). For Khakas teenagers in Abakan, the Republic of Khakassia, this indicator (56.3%) was statistically significantly higher (p
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