Psychiatria Danubina, Vol. 33 No. 2, 2021.
Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.24869/psyd.2021.240
THE LEVEL OF RUMINATIVE THOUGHT AND ALEXITHYMIA OF PEOPLE IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC PROCESS
Elif Yıldırım Ayaz
; Sultan Abdülhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey
Berna Dincer
orcid.org/0000-0001-7284-7495
; Istanbul Medeniyet University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Internal Medical Nursing, İstanbul, Turkey
Abstract
Objective: The COVID-19 pandemic process caused many physiological and psychological effects on individuals. This study aims to examine the ruminative thinking and alexithymia levels of people in the COVID-19 pandemic process.
Methods: The descriptive, cross-sectional, and the correlational designed study was conducted with 852 people in İstanbul\ Turkey during the COVID-19 pandemic process between March and May 2020. The data of the research was collected with the Sociodemographic Form Toronto Alexithymia Scale and Ruminative Thought Style Questionnaire.
Results: It was found that the average of ruminative thought score of the people was 92.49±19.89 and the alexithymia score average was 71.76±13.70. A positive and significant relationship was found between the Ruminative Thought Style Questionnaire and the Toronto Alexithymia Scale and subscale scores (p<0.05). According to the results, ruminative thinking levels were affected by 12% alexithymia level and 9% time spent on conversation. A statistically significant relationship was found between rumination, alexithymia, and its sub-dimensions and the number of times people spend for conversation during the day and the number of people they live with (p<0.05). It was determined that those living with family/friends were lower than those who were alone, and those with good communication in relationships had lower rumination and alexithymia (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Care should be taken against alexithymia and rumination during the COVID-19 pandemic process, and attention should be given to interpersonal relationships, conversation, and communication in the quarantine process.
Keywords
COVID-19; alexithymia; ruminative thought; pandemics; public health
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259671
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Publication date:
29.6.2021.
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