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ArticleNeurosciences (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)2022

Prevalence and associated factors of alexithymia among medical students: A cross-sectional study from Saudi Arabia.

Mohammed A Aljaffer, Ahmad H Almadani, Saleh A Alghamdi, Ibrahim M Alabdulkarim, Mohammed A Albabtain, Rayed M Altameem, Abdulrahman A Almugren, Abdulaziz F Alomairy, Abdulaziz A Alghofaily

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Article in Neurosciences (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mohammed A AljafferFrom the Department of Psychiatry (Aljaffer, Almadani), College of Medicine, King Saud University, from the College of Medicine (Alabdulkarim, Albabtain, Altameem, Almugren, Alomairy, Alghofaily), King Saud University, and from the Clinical Neurosciences Department (Alghamdi), College of Medicine, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Ahmad H AlmadaniFrom the Department of Psychiatry (Aljaffer, Almadani), College of Medicine, King Saud University, from the College of Medicine (Alabdulkarim, Albabtain, Altameem, Almugren, Alomairy, Alghofaily), King Saud University, and from the Clinical Neurosciences Department (Alghamdi), College of Medicine, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Saleh A AlghamdiFrom the Department of Psychiatry (Aljaffer, Almadani), College of Medicine, King Saud University, from the College of Medicine (Alabdulkarim, Albabtain, Altameem, Almugren, Alomairy, Alghofaily), King Saud University, and from the Clinical Neurosciences Department (Alghamdi), College of Medicine, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Ibrahim M AlabdulkarimFrom the Department of Psychiatry (Aljaffer, Almadani), College of Medicine, King Saud University, from the College of Medicine (Alabdulkarim, Albabtain, Altameem, Almugren, Alomairy, Alghofaily), King Saud University, and from the Clinical Neurosciences Department (Alghamdi), College of Medicine, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed A AlbabtainFrom the Department of Psychiatry (Aljaffer, Almadani), College of Medicine, King Saud University, from the College of Medicine (Alabdulkarim, Albabtain, Altameem, Almugren, Alomairy, Alghofaily), King Saud University, and from the Clinical Neurosciences Department (Alghamdi), College of Medicine, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Rayed M AltameemFrom the Department of Psychiatry (Aljaffer, Almadani), College of Medicine, King Saud University, from the College of Medicine (Alabdulkarim, Albabtain, Altameem, Almugren, Alomairy, Alghofaily), King Saud University, and from the Clinical Neurosciences Department (Alghamdi), College of Medicine, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Abdulrahman A AlmugrenFrom the Department of Psychiatry (Aljaffer, Almadani), College of Medicine, King Saud University, from the College of Medicine (Alabdulkarim, Albabtain, Altameem, Almugren, Alomairy, Alghofaily), King Saud University, and from the Clinical Neurosciences Department (Alghamdi), College of Medicine, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Abdulaziz F AlomairyFrom the Department of Psychiatry (Aljaffer, Almadani), College of Medicine, King Saud University, from the College of Medicine (Alabdulkarim, Albabtain, Altameem, Almugren, Alomairy, Alghofaily), King Saud University, and from the Clinical Neurosciences Department (Alghamdi), College of Medicine, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Abdulaziz A AlghofailyFrom the Department of Psychiatry (Aljaffer, Almadani), College of Medicine, King Saud University, from the College of Medicine (Alabdulkarim, Albabtain, Altameem, Almugren, Alomairy, Alghofaily), King Saud University, and from the Clinical Neurosciences Department (Alghamdi), College of Medicine, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
King Saud University · SA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo assess the prevalence of alexithymia and its associated factors among medical students at King Saud University (KSU), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted at KSU, including 420 medical students from all years of medical college (i.e., first to the fifth year), by using an electronic questionnaire distributed during August 2021. The questionnaire consisted of sociodemographic-related questions and the 20-item Toronto alexithymia scale (a validated scale in the literature).

resultsThe prevalence of alexithymia among the participants was found to be 26.9%. A statistically significant association between alexithymia and gender (

conclusionThe prevalence of alexithymia among medical students at KSU was significantly higher than general population in literatures. It was indicated in the results that being female, having a psychiatric condition or history of childhood abuse, and lack of physical activity were all associated with alexithymia. We recommend increasing awareness of and screening for alexithymia and its associated factors among medical students.

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Students, MedicalAffective SymptomsChildCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMalePrevalenceSaudi Arabia

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