Metacognition Beliefs and General Health in Predicting Alexithymia in Students

The present study was conducted to investigate the role of metacognition beliefs and general health in alexithymia in Iranian students. This descriptive and correlational study included 200 participants of high schools students, selected randomly from students of two cities (Sari and Dargaz), Iran....

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Published in:Global journal of health science 2015-06, Vol.8 (2), p.117-125
Main Authors: Babaei, Samaneh, Ranjbar Varandi, Shahryar, Hatami, Zohre, Gharechahi, Maryam
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Affective Symptoms - diagnosis
Affective Symptoms - psychology
Female
Health Status
Humans
Iran
Male
Metacognition
Students - psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:The present study was conducted to investigate the role of metacognition beliefs and general health in alexithymia in Iranian students. This descriptive and correlational study included 200 participants of high schools students, selected randomly from students of two cities (Sari and Dargaz), Iran. Metacognitive Strategies Questionnaire (MCQ-30); the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) and Farsi Version of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) were used for gathering the data. Using the Pearson's correlation method and regression, the data were analyzed. The findings indicated significant positive relationships between alexithymia and all subscales of general health. The highest correlation was between alexithymia and anxiety subscale (r=0.36, P
ISSN:1916-9736
1916-9744
DOI:10.5539/gjhs.v8n2p117