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Aggression, Alexithymia and Sense of Coherence in a Sample of Schizophrenic Outpatients
Schizophrenia elevates the risk for aggressive behavior, and there is a need to better understand the associated variables predicting aggression for treatment and prevention purposes. The aim of the present study is to determine the relationship between alexithymia, sense of coherence and aggressive...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9223291/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35742130 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10061078 |
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author | Pachi, Argyro Tselebis, Athanasios Ilias, Ioannis Tsomaka, Effrosyni Papageorgiou, Styliani Maria Baras, Spyros Kavouria, Evgenia Giotakis, Konstantinos |
author_facet | Pachi, Argyro Tselebis, Athanasios Ilias, Ioannis Tsomaka, Effrosyni Papageorgiou, Styliani Maria Baras, Spyros Kavouria, Evgenia Giotakis, Konstantinos |
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description | Schizophrenia elevates the risk for aggressive behavior, and there is a need to better understand the associated variables predicting aggression for treatment and prevention purposes. The aim of the present study is to determine the relationship between alexithymia, sense of coherence and aggressive behavior in a sample of schizophrenic outpatients. Using a correlational research design, standardized self-report questionnaires assessed aggression (brief aggression questionnaire—BAQ), alexithymia (Toronto Alexithymia Scale—TAS) and sense of coherence (sense of coherence questionnaire—SOC) in a sample of 100 schizophrenic outpatients in clinical remission. Participants reported high levels of aggression and alexithymia along with reduced sense of coherence. Significant negative correlations were evidenced among scores on the SOC scale (p < 0.001) with both the TAS as well as with the BAQ scales. However, a positive correlation (p < 0.001) was observed between the TAS and BAQ scales. Regression indicated that 27% of the variation in the BAQ rating was explained by the TAS, while an additional 17.8% was explained by the sense of coherence. The difficulty identifying feelings of alexithymia and the comprehensibility and manageability components of sense of coherence significantly predicted anger, hostility and physical aggression. Sense of coherence mediated the relationship between alexithymia and aggression. From the path analysis, comprehensibility emerged as the key factor counterbalancing alexithymic traits and aggressive behaviors, and manageability effectuated higher anger control. The findings hold practical implications for the treatment and rehabilitation of schizophrenic patients. |
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spelling | pubmed-92232912022-06-24 Aggression, Alexithymia and Sense of Coherence in a Sample of Schizophrenic Outpatients Pachi, Argyro Tselebis, Athanasios Ilias, Ioannis Tsomaka, Effrosyni Papageorgiou, Styliani Maria Baras, Spyros Kavouria, Evgenia Giotakis, Konstantinos Healthcare (Basel) Article Schizophrenia elevates the risk for aggressive behavior, and there is a need to better understand the associated variables predicting aggression for treatment and prevention purposes. The aim of the present study is to determine the relationship between alexithymia, sense of coherence and aggressive behavior in a sample of schizophrenic outpatients. Using a correlational research design, standardized self-report questionnaires assessed aggression (brief aggression questionnaire—BAQ), alexithymia (Toronto Alexithymia Scale—TAS) and sense of coherence (sense of coherence questionnaire—SOC) in a sample of 100 schizophrenic outpatients in clinical remission. Participants reported high levels of aggression and alexithymia along with reduced sense of coherence. Significant negative correlations were evidenced among scores on the SOC scale (p < 0.001) with both the TAS as well as with the BAQ scales. However, a positive correlation (p < 0.001) was observed between the TAS and BAQ scales. Regression indicated that 27% of the variation in the BAQ rating was explained by the TAS, while an additional 17.8% was explained by the sense of coherence. The difficulty identifying feelings of alexithymia and the comprehensibility and manageability components of sense of coherence significantly predicted anger, hostility and physical aggression. Sense of coherence mediated the relationship between alexithymia and aggression. From the path analysis, comprehensibility emerged as the key factor counterbalancing alexithymic traits and aggressive behaviors, and manageability effectuated higher anger control. The findings hold practical implications for the treatment and rehabilitation of schizophrenic patients. MDPI 2022-06-10 /pmc/articles/PMC9223291/ /pubmed/35742130 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10061078 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Pachi, Argyro Tselebis, Athanasios Ilias, Ioannis Tsomaka, Effrosyni Papageorgiou, Styliani Maria Baras, Spyros Kavouria, Evgenia Giotakis, Konstantinos Aggression, Alexithymia and Sense of Coherence in a Sample of Schizophrenic Outpatients |
title | Aggression, Alexithymia and Sense of Coherence in a Sample of Schizophrenic Outpatients |
title_full | Aggression, Alexithymia and Sense of Coherence in a Sample of Schizophrenic Outpatients |
title_fullStr | Aggression, Alexithymia and Sense of Coherence in a Sample of Schizophrenic Outpatients |
title_full_unstemmed | Aggression, Alexithymia and Sense of Coherence in a Sample of Schizophrenic Outpatients |
title_short | Aggression, Alexithymia and Sense of Coherence in a Sample of Schizophrenic Outpatients |
title_sort | aggression, alexithymia and sense of coherence in a sample of schizophrenic outpatients |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9223291/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35742130 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10061078 |
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