Kauhanen J, Kaplan G A, Julkunen J, Wilson T W, Salonen J T
Human Population Laboratory, Berkeley, CA.
Compr Psychiatry. 1993 Sep-Oct;34(5):330-5. doi: 10.1016/0010-440x(93)90019-z.
Social characteristics of alexithymic individuals were examined in a population-based study of 2,682 middle-aged men from Eastern Finland. Alexithymia, referring to difficulties in identifying and verbally describing inner feelings, was assessed using the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS). Men whose high TAS score suggested reduced ability in verbal emotional expression were more often unmarried and had low levels of social contacts and acquaintances. Education, income, and occupational status were inversely related to the TAS score. These associations remained statistically significant after adjustment for confounding factors. The results suggest that alexithymia could be viewed not only as a psychological phenomenon, but also partly as a socially determined one.
在一项针对2682名来自芬兰东部的中年男性的基于人群的研究中，对述情障碍个体的社会特征进行了调查。述情障碍是指在识别和用言语描述内心感受方面存在困难，使用多伦多述情障碍量表（TAS）进行评估。TAS得分高表明言语情感表达能力下降的男性更多为未婚，且社交联系和熟人水平较低。教育程度、收入和职业地位与TAS得分呈负相关。在对混杂因素进行调整后，这些关联在统计学上仍然显著。结果表明，述情障碍不仅可以被视为一种心理现象，而且在一定程度上也可以被视为一种由社会因素决定的现象。
