• 정신신체의학
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.59-68
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• 1994

본 연구는 정신신체장애, 불안장애 및 우울장애 환자들 간에 alexithymia의 정도를 비교하기 위해서 실시되었다. 연구대상은 정신과 외래에 내원 하였거나 타과에서 정신과에 자문의뢰된 정신신체장애 환자 100명(긴장성 두통환자 47명 포함), 불안장애환자 52명, 우울장애환자 50명으로 하였다. 조사방법은 반체계적 면담용 평가도구인 Alexithymia provoked Response Questionnaire(APRQ)를 사용하였다. 정신신체장애환자들은 불안장애 및 우울장애환자들보다 alexithymia의 정도가 더 낮았으나 세 군간에 유의한 차이는 없었다. 반면 긴장성 두통환자들은 불안장애 및 우울장애환자들에 비해 alexithymia의 정도가 각각 유의하게 더 높았다. 우울장애환자들이 불안장애환자들보다 aluithymia의 정도가 더 높았으나 양군간에 유의한 차이는 없었다. 성별, 연령, 교육수준, 종교 및 직업유무와 같은 인구학적 특징들은 조사대상 모든 군에서 alexithymia와 유의한 관계가 없었다. 이 결과들은 일반적으로 정신신체장애환자들이 alexithymia를 보인다는 기존 보고와 다르게 정신신체장애 중 긴장성 두통과 같은 특정 정신신체장애환자들에서 alexithymia가 현저함을 시사한다. 따라서 긴장성 두통환자들에서의 치료전략으로 감정표현을 유도하는 특수한 형태의 면담방법이 개발될 필요가 있다.

• 수면정신생리
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.56-60
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• 2002

목 적 : 긴장성 두통은 병태생리가 아직 명확하게 밝혀지지 않았지만, 심리적인 요소가 중요한 역할을 하는 통증 증후군의 하나로 알려져 있다. 두통과 관련된 심리적 요소 중의 하나가 alexithymia이다. 본 연구에서는 긴장성 두통 환자에서의 alexithymia 정도를 정상대조군과 비교하였으며 우울정도와, alexithymia와의 연관성을 분석하였다. 방 법 : 만 18세 이상의 긴장성 두통 환자 66명을 대상으로, alexithymia의 정도와 우울감을 알아보기 위하여 TAS-20K와 BDI를 시행하였다. 정상대조군에서는 TAS-20K를 시행하였다. 결 과 : TAS-20K는 긴장성 두통 환자군에서 정상대조군에 비하여 유의하게 높은 수준을 보였다. 또한 TAS-20K의 점수와 BDI 점수는 유의한 정적인 상관관계를 나타냈다. 결 론 : 긴장성 두통 환자들은 정상대조군에 비하여 높은 alexithymia 수준을 보였다. 또한 Alexithymia의 수준은 우울감과 유의한 연관성을 가진다. 임상의들은 긴장성 두통 환자들의 치료적 접근에서 alexithymia, 우울증과 같은 심리적 요소의 고려가 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국학교보건학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.125-135
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• 2009

Purpose: This study is to identify the relations between alexithymia, emotional clarification, emotional expressiveness and somatic symptoms, and their effect on the elementary school students. Methods: This study targets 567 elementary school students and they are composed of 288 boy students and 279 girl students in 5th and 6th grade, and 283 in the 5th grade and 284 in the 6th grade. Results: In somatic symptoms, alexithymia, emotional clarification, and emotional expressivness, a significant difference is found. For the somatic symptoms and alexithymia, the subject in grade 5 show higher score than those in grade 6. For the emotional clarification, and emotional expressivness, the subjects in grade 5 show higher scores than those of grade 6. According to sex, only in emotional clarification, a significant difference is found between boys and girls and the girls show higher score that the boys. In looking at the correlations between alexithymia, emotional clarification and somatic symptoms, the somatic symptoms has positive correlations with alexithymia while it has negative correlations with emotional expressiveness. The alexithymia has negative correlations with emotional clarification and emotional expressiveness. It is found that the emotional clarification has positive correlations with emotional expressiveness. Conclusion: In respect to the effect of alexithymia, emotional clarification and emotional expressiveness on somatic symptoms, emotional alexithymia and emotional clarification have effect on somatic symptoms and emotional expressiveness has no effect on somatic symptoms.

• 사상체질의학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.330-342
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• 2013

Objectives This study was to examine the differences on alexithymia, rumination, depression and somatic symptoms by each Sasang constitution, and aimed at combining the psychological construct with Korean medical treatment. Methods One hundred eighty men and women aged from 20 to 69 who reside in Geoje-si were selected, and data from 173 people consisting of the three constitutions-Soyangin(39), Taeeumin(83), and Soeumin(51), excepted the minority sample of Taeyangin(7 people)-were analyzed. Collected data were analyzed and tested by IBM SPSS Statistics 20: frequency analysis for demographic data; t-test for gender differences; one-way ANOVA for differences among three constitutions; and Pearson correlation analysis for the correlation between variables. Results The result of t-test taken for the gender differences between variables was not significant. According to the result of one-way ANOVA conducted by different Sasang constitutions, no variables showed a significant result except that of alexithymia. The correlation analysis showed that the alexithymia had positive correlation with rumination, depression, and somatic symptoms. Rumination was in positive correlation with depression and somatic symptoms. Especially, depression had high positive correlation with somatization symptoms. Among the variables analyzed by each constitution, only the survey result of the alexithymia was significant. Conclusions Given that each constitution showed different levels of the alexithymia, it can be concluded that therapeutic intervention in the treatment for the Taeeumin who shows a high level of alexithymia is needed to improve their emotional recognition and expression. In this context, application of program which focus on the emotional ability such as emotion coaching to the Korean medical treatment is expected to improve alexithymia, depression, and somatic symptoms.

• 한국학교보건학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.79-87
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• 2010

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between depression, alexithymia, social support and somatic symptom in adolescents. Methods: The subjects were 1,519 adolescents in Seoul. Radloff's CES-D (The Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression scale) for depression, Bagby, Parker and Taylor's TAS (Toronto Alexithymia Scale) for alexithymia, Park's social support and Derogatis's SCL-90 (Brief Symptom Inventory & Matching Clinical Rating Scale) were used. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation coefficients, t or F test, and stepwise multiple regression. Results: Depression and somatic symptom were lower but social support was higher when compared to mean score. The somatic symptom was significantly positive correlations to age, depression, alexithymia but no correlation to social support. Stepwise multiple regression analysis showed that 21.8% of the somatic symptom was significantly accounted for depression, alexithymia, social support, gender, economic status, living alone, and living with parent. Conclusion: These results suggest that depression, alexithymia, living alone can be potential risk factors for somatic symptom in the adolescents. Therefore, these findings will give useful information for developing a promotion program focused on social support in the adolescents.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.58-64
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• 2000

연구목적 : 본 연구는 정상 성인에서 성격의 일반적인 특정으로서의 감정표현불능증과 신체적 호소, 정서상태 및 어휘와의 상관관계를 알아봄으로써 감정표현불능증에 대한 이해를 넓히고자 하였다. 방법 : 신체적 질환을 가지고 있지 않은 정상 성인에서 한국판 20항목 Toronto 감정표현불능증 척도(TAS-20K), 신체적 호소, 연상한 단어의 수, 우울과 불안을 정도를 측정하여 그 결과들간의 상관관계를 알아 보았다. 총 662명을 평가한 후 체계적 표본추출 방법을 이용하여 다시 204명을 선택하였다. 결과 : 1) 감정표현불능증의 정도는 신체적 호소, 불안, 우울의 정도와 유의한 상관관계를 보였다. 2) 신체적 호소는 불안, 우울의 정도와 유의한 상관관계를 보였다. 3) 연상한 단어의 수는 나이와 부적 상관관계를 보였다. 4) 강정표현불능증의 정도는 연상한 단어의 수와 유의한 상관관계를 보이지 않았다. 결론 : 감정표현불능증의 정도가 심할수록 신체적 호소는 더 많으며 이는 불안, 우울의 정도와 연관되어 있었으나 어휘의 양과는 유의한 관계를 발견할 수 없었다.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.89-97
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• 2020

Objectives : We investigated heart rate variability (HRV) patterns in patients with somatic symptom disorder (SSD) and the relationships of these patterns with alexithymia. Methods : In total, 42 patients with SSD and 33 healthy controls were enrolled in this study. Demographic, psychological, and HRV data were assessed at baseline, and 24 patients with SSD were reassessed after 6 months of treatment. The psychological data included somatic symptoms and levels of depression, anxiety, and alexithymia as indicated by the somatic symptom subscale of the Symptom Checklist 90-Revision (SCL-12), Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), and the Toronto Alexithymia Scale 20 (TAS-20), respectively. Results : Patients with SSD had a lower standard deviation of normal-to-normal R-R intervals (SDNN) and lower proportions of adjacent R-R intervals greater than 50 milliseconds (pNN50) compared with controls. These HRV parameters were negatively correlated with alexithymia severity. After treatment, patients exhibited significantly decreased levels of somatic symptoms and reduced anxiety and depression, but there were no significant differences in the HRV parameters. In patients with alexithymia, a high baseline SDNN and pNN50 were associated with a decrease in somatic symptoms. Conclusions : Patients with SSD have different HRV patterns, and several HRV parameters are associated with alexithymia severity. These findings suggest that ANS regulation is involved in the pathophysiology of SSD, mediated by alexithymia. Furthermore, these results suggest that certain HRV parameters may be associated with clinical outcomes of SSD.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.449-460
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• 2017

본 연구는 카지노 딜러의 감정노동과 우울과의 관계에서 적대감의 매개효과와 감정표현불능증의 조절효과가 나타나는 조절된 매개효과가 유의한지 확인하고자 하였다. 본 연구에서는 서울 소재 외국인 전용 카지노 딜러 160명(남 56명, 여 94명)을 대상으로 감정노동, 감정표현불능증, 적대감, 우울에 관한 설문을 실시하였다. 본 연구는 조절된 매개효과를 검증하기 위해 SPSS 22.0의 SPSS Macro를 사용하였다. 분석결과로 첫째, 카지노 딜러의 감정노동의 강도가 높아질수록 우울이 높아지는 모습이 나타났으며, 적대감은 감정노동과 우울을 부분매개하는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 조절효과 검증 결과, 감정노동과 감정표현불능증, 적대감과 감정표현불능증이 상호작용하여 우울에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 조절된 매개효과를 검증한 결과, 감정노동이 적대감을 통하여 우울에 영향을 미치는 과정을 감정표현불능증이 조절하는 조절된 매개효과가 유의미하였다. 논의에서 본 연구의 의의로 카지노 딜러들의 감정노동을 지원하는 방안에 대한 제언을 기술하였다.

• 수면정신생리
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.18-23
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• 2002

Alexithymia represents deficits in the cognitive processing and regulation of emotions. It is observed in many cases of psychosomatic disease, anorexia nervosa, panic disorder, depression etc. Many studies have shown that alexithymia is associated with maladaptive styles of emotion regulation, low emotional intelligence, interhemispheric transfer deficit, and reduced rapid eye movement density. Psychotherapies that enhance emotional awareness may be effective in alleviating the difficulties of alexithymic individuals. Aexithymia is useful for constructing the role of personality and emotions in the pathogenesis of psychiatric disorders. It may serve as a bridge between neurobiology and psychology. We review recent alexithymia theory and research and their implications for treatment of psychosomatic disorders.

• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.33-45
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• 2013

Thise study is designed to demonstrate the influence of socio-demographic variables(age, education, career history and marital Status), alexithymia, burnout, and adult attachment on child disciplinary styles; childcare teachers in charge of young children were studied. The purpose of the study is to provide information about the desirable disciplinary styles of a childcare teacher in order to strengthen the quality of childcare education. The data collected in this study showed the following results: First, the age, education, career history and marital status of a teacher produced good results statistically irrelevant to the their child disciplinary style. Second, a high level of negative correlation was found among alexithymia, burnout, adult attachment and the child disciplinary style of a childcare teacher. In other words, if a teacher shows a high level of alexithymia, burnout, and adult attachment, it is likely that the teacher's child disciplinary style is coercive and neglect, and the teacher tends to give an illogical explanation. Third, in contrast to the other variables, burnout and adult attachment have a greater effect on child disciplinary style than alexithymia.