الإلكسيثميا و علاقتها ببعض الاضطرابات السيكوسوماتية لدى عينة من المراهقين (14-15)‎

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Background: This study aims to detect alexithymia and its relationship to some psychosomatic disorders in a sample of adolescents (14- 15).

And the detection of the differences between adolescent males and females on the alexithymia variable.

As well as revealing the differences between adolescent males and females, variable psychosomatic disorders.

Finally, the detection of the most psychosomatic disorders associated with alexithymia.

Methodology: The study relied on the descriptive correlative differential approach.

Sample: The study sample consisted of: the exploratory sample: consisting of 40 male and female students between the ages of (14- 15) years, and the actual sample: where the alexithymia scale was applied to 550 male and female students from middle school students, and they were excluded 110, (20 females and 90) males.

100 of the students who obtained the highest percentage on the alexithymia scale were selected in the age group (14- 15) years, and they were divided into 50 males; mean 14.60 and sd.

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Tools: The alexithymia scale was applied to 440.

In this study, the researcher used the Psychosomatic Disorders Scale for Adolescents (prepared by: the researcher).

As well as the alexithymia scale for adolescents (prepared by: the researcher).

Results: The study found a correlation between alexithymia and psychosomatic disorders in adolescents.

And there were no statistically significant differences between males and females on the alexithymia scale among adolescents.

And there are differences between males and females on the psychosomatic disorders scale on the following two dimensions of psychosomatic disorders (muscular system and respiratory system), and there are no statistically significant differences between males and females on the scale of disorders in the following dimensions (nervous system, digestive system, circulatory system, skin disorders).

And the presence of differences between males and females on the scale of psychosomatic disorders on the total degree.