BACKGROUND To our knowledge, no research project on alexithymia has been conducted in Lebanon. The objective of this study was to assess risk factors associated with alexithymia in a representative sample of the Lebanese population. METHODS This is a cross-sectional study, conducted between November 2017 and March 2018, which enrolled 789 participants from al districts of Lebanon. The Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) was used to measure alexithymia, the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test to assess alcohol use, drinking patterns, and alcohol-related issues, the Rosenberg self-esteem scale to evaluate self-worth, the Hamilton depression rating scale and Hamilton Anxiety Scale to screen for depression and anxiety respectively, the Three-Dimensional Work Fatigue Inventory to measure physical, mental and emotional work fatigue respectively, the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale to evaluate suicidal ideation and behavior, the Perceived Stress Scale to measure stress, the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale to help identify a social anxiety disorder and the Quick Emotional Intelligence Self-Assessment to measure emotional intelligence. RESULTS The results showed that 395 (50.4%) were not alexithymic, 226 (28.8%) were possible alexithymic, whereas 163 (20.8%) were alexithymic according to established clinical cutoffs. Stress (Beta = 0.456), emotional exhaustion (Beta = 0.249), the AUDIT score (Beta = 0.225) and anxiety (Beta = 0.096) were associated with higher alexithymia, whereas low emotional work fatigue (Beta = -0.114) and being married (Beta = -1.933) were associated with lower alexithymia. People in distress (Beta = 7.33) was associated with higher alexithymia scores, whereas people with high wellbeing (Beta = -2.18), an intermediate (Beta = -2.90) and a high (Beta = -2.71) family monthly income were associated with lower alexithymia compared to a low one. CONCLUSION Alexithymia appears to be influenced by many factors, including stress, anxiety, and burnout. To reduce its prevalence, it is important that health professionals educate the public about these factors. Further studies on a larger scale are needed to confirm our findings.

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黎巴嫩人群与读写障碍相关的因素：一项横断面研究的结果。

背景技术据我们所知，黎巴嫩尚未开展有关运动障碍的研究项目。这项研究的目的是评估黎巴嫩人口代表性样本中与读写障碍有关的危险因素。方法这是一项横断面研究，于2017年11月至2018年3月进行，招募了来自黎巴嫩各个地区的789名参与者。使用多伦多Alexithymia量表（TAS-20）来测量读写障碍，酒精使用障碍鉴定测试以评估酒精使用，饮酒方式和与酒精有关的问题，Rosenberg自尊量表以评估自我价值，汉密尔顿抑郁症评定量表和汉密尔顿焦虑量表分别筛选抑郁症和焦虑症，三维工作疲劳量表分别测量身体，精神和情绪上的工作疲劳，评估自杀意念和行为的哥伦比亚自杀严重程度评估量表，评估压力的感知压力量表，帮助识别社交焦虑症的利勃维茨社交焦虑量表和评估情绪智力的快速情绪智力自我评估。结果结果表明，根据既定的临床临界值，有395（50.4％）人为非病态性，有226（28.8％）人为非病态性，而有163（20.8％）为非病态性。压力（Beta = 0.456），情绪疲惫（Beta = 0.249），AUDIT分数（Beta = 0.225）和焦虑（Beta = 0.096）与较高的运动障碍相关，而低情绪的工作疲劳（Beta = -0.114）和已婚（β= -1.933）与较低的运动障碍有关。处于困境中的人（测试版= 7.33）与较高的运动障碍评分相关，而幸福感较高（测试版= -2.18），中等（测试版= -2.90）和较高（测试版= -2.71）的人的家庭月收入与较低的阅读障碍有关。结论Alexithymia似乎受到许多因素的影响，包括压力，焦虑和倦怠。为了降低其流行率，重要的是卫生专业人员必须对公众进行这些因素的教育。需要进一步的大规模研究来证实我们的发现。卫生专业人员必须对公众进行这些因素的教育，这一点很重要。需要进一步的大规模研究来证实我们的发现。卫生专业人员必须对公众进行这些因素的教育，这一点很重要。需要进一步的大规模研究来证实我们的发现。