Relationship between alexithymia and somatic complaints in a normal sample.
Utilizing the MMPI Alexithymia Scale and the Cornell Medical Index, the relationship between alexithymia and somatic complaints was investigated in a normal college sample. Although an initial analysis showed alexithymia negatively related to somatic complaints, when the tendency to deny problems on self-report measures was controlled for, the two variables were positively related. The positive relation between alexithymia and somatic complaints found for females was not found for male in this sample.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008950:MMPI; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000523:psychology*