الألكسيثيميا و علاقتها بالتوهم المرضي لدى طلبة جامعة الخليل

Abstract EN

This study aimed to explore the relationship between alexithymia and hypochondriasis among Hebron University students, and to investigate the differences in both alexithymia and hypochondriasis according to gender, type of college, and place of residence.

A stratified random sample of (368) students from Hebron University participated in the study.

The researchers used Toronto Alexithymia Scale and the Hypochondriasis Scale, after verifying the psychometric characteristics (validity and reliability) in the Palestinian environment.

The results showed a moderate positive relation between alexithymia and hypochondriasis, and that hypochondriasis levels among male students are higher than female students.

Moreover, alexithymia levels among scientific colleges students are higher than Alexithymia levels among arts colleges students, while there were no differences between the levels of alexithymia and hypochondriasis due to the place of residence.

The study recommends: helping students to play meaningful roles in their lives and discussing their future plans, which can help them to cope with the difficulties they face in expressing their feelings and emotions, and building remedial psychological programs aiming to help students reducing hypochondriasis levels, especially Ma