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Alexitymi och utmattningssyndrom - En kvantitativ studie om samband och implikationer för välbefinnande

Köhler, Kasper LU and Ölander, Kristofer LU (2019) PSPR14 20191
Department of Psychology
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relation between alexithymia, exhaustion syndrome and well-being. The examination was designed as a crosssectional study in which the measures TAS-20, KEDS and BBQ was administered by a survey online. A total of 557 participants were recruited. The results showed that higher degree of alexithymia was connected to more severe symptoms of exhaustion syndrome and lower well-being. More severe symptoms of exhaustion syndrome was related to a decrease in well-being. The findings were concordant with previous research. For all bivariate relations a lowered effect size was discovered at higher degrees of severity. Grouping above and below cut-off showed small differences in the effect on... (More)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relation between alexithymia, exhaustion syndrome and well-being. The examination was designed as a crosssectional study in which the measures TAS-20, KEDS and BBQ was administered by a survey online. A total of 557 participants were recruited. The results showed that higher degree of alexithymia was connected to more severe symptoms of exhaustion syndrome and lower well-being. More severe symptoms of exhaustion syndrome was related to a decrease in well-being. The findings were concordant with previous research. For all bivariate relations a lowered effect size was discovered at higher degrees of severity. Grouping above and below cut-off showed small differences in the effect on well-being. The results indicated that alexithymia and exhaustion syndrome separately influence well-being and has a weak interaction effect. Alexithymia and symptoms of exhaustion syndrome together, viewed on a continuum, are important predictors for well-being. Severity of exhaustions syndrome was the most important predictor. The study had two major limitations, namely; the design of the study does not enable conclusions regarding causality, in addition no control for potential interference by other variables was conducted. Further research is needed to confirm the results found in this study. (Less)
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author
Köhler, Kasper LU and Ölander, Kristofer LU
supervisor
organization
course
PSPR14 20191
year
type
H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
subject
keywords
Alexithymia, exhaustion syndrome, well-being
language
English
id
8978018
date added to LUP
2019-06-03 11:22:02
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2019-06-03 11:22:02
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  abstract     = {{The purpose of this study was to investigate the relation between alexithymia, exhaustion syndrome and well-being. The examination was designed as a crosssectional study in which the measures TAS-20, KEDS and BBQ was administered by a survey online. A total of 557 participants were recruited. The results showed that higher degree of alexithymia was connected to more severe symptoms of exhaustion syndrome and lower well-being. More severe symptoms of exhaustion syndrome was related to a decrease in well-being. The findings were concordant with previous research. For all bivariate relations a lowered effect size was discovered at higher degrees of severity. Grouping above and below cut-off showed small differences in the effect on well-being. The results indicated that alexithymia and exhaustion syndrome separately influence well-being and has a weak interaction effect. Alexithymia and symptoms of exhaustion syndrome together, viewed on a continuum, are important predictors for well-being. Severity of exhaustions syndrome was the most important predictor. The study had two major limitations, namely; the design of the study does not enable conclusions regarding causality, in addition no control for potential interference by other variables was conducted. Further research is needed to confirm the results found in this study.}},
  author       = {{Köhler, Kasper and Ölander, Kristofer}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Alexitymi och utmattningssyndrom - En kvantitativ studie om samband och implikationer för välbefinnande}},
  year         = {{2019}},
}