TY - JOUR
T1 - Alexithymia as a risk factor for poor emotional outcomes in adults with acquired brain injury
AU - Fynn, Danielle M.
AU - Preece, David A.
AU - Gignac, Gilles E.
AU - Pestell, Carmela F.
AU - Weinborn, Michael
AU - Becerra, Rodrigo
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Emotional disorders are pervasive in the acquired brain injury (ABI) population, adversely affecting quality of life and rehabilitation. This study aimed to explore the unique associative effects of alexithymia as measured by the Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire (PAQ; i.e., difficulty identifying positive/negative feelings, difficulty describing positive/negative feelings, and externally orientated thinking), on emotional outcomes as measured by the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) and Mayo-Portland Adaptability Inventory (MPAI-4) Adjustment index, in 83 adults with ABI. The addition of alexithymia to hierarchical multiple regression models (controlling for demographic, injury-related, and functional outcome variables) yielded statistically significant changes in R2 for all emotional outcome measures (i.e., Depression, Anxiety, Stress, and Adjustment). Difficulty identifying negative feelings was found to be a significant unique predictor of Depression (β = .43 p =
AB - Emotional disorders are pervasive in the acquired brain injury (ABI) population, adversely affecting quality of life and rehabilitation. This study aimed to explore the unique associative effects of alexithymia as measured by the Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire (PAQ; i.e., difficulty identifying positive/negative feelings, difficulty describing positive/negative feelings, and externally orientated thinking), on emotional outcomes as measured by the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) and Mayo-Portland Adaptability Inventory (MPAI-4) Adjustment index, in 83 adults with ABI. The addition of alexithymia to hierarchical multiple regression models (controlling for demographic, injury-related, and functional outcome variables) yielded statistically significant changes in R2 for all emotional outcome measures (i.e., Depression, Anxiety, Stress, and Adjustment). Difficulty identifying negative feelings was found to be a significant unique predictor of Depression (β = .43 p =
UR - https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000878531800001
U2 - 10.1080/09602011.2022.2140680
DO - 10.1080/09602011.2022.2140680
M3 - Article
C2 - 37988367
SN - 0960-2011
VL - 33
SP - 1650
EP - 1671
JO - Neuropsychological Rehabilitation
JF - Neuropsychological Rehabilitation
IS - 10
ER -