ABSTRACT

The present research investigated the relationship between dysfunctional relationship beliefs (DRB) and alexithymia with a particular focus on gender among Turkish college students. Results indicated that different DRB predicts alexithymia in females and males. Intimacy avoidance predicted an increase of alexithymia scores in females, whereas intimacy avoidance and unrealistic relationship expectations predicted an increase of alexithymia scores in males. The results highlighted the association of intimacy avoidance with difficulty identifying and describing feelings in both genders, stronger in males when compared to other two DRB, namely unrealistic relationship expectations and mind reading. The results suggested that alexithymia is related to different forms of DRB in females and males, indicating potential intervention strategies and patterns in females’ and males’ alexithymia.

摘要

本研究调查了功能失调的关系信念 (DRB) 与述情障碍之间的关系，特别关注土耳其大学生的性别问题。结果表明，不同的 DRB 预测女性和男性的述情障碍。亲密回避预示着女性述情障碍分数的增加，而亲密回避和不切实际的关系期望预示着男性述情障碍分数的增加。结果强调了亲密回避与难以识别和描述两性的感受之间的关联，与其他两个 DRB 相比，男性更强，即不切实际的关系期望和读心术。结果表明，述情障碍与女性和男性不同形式的 DRB 相关，