Examination of the level of alexithymia in adult individuals in terms of different demographic factors

The aim of this study is to evaluate the alexithymia levels of adult individuals in terms of various socio-demographic characteristics. The universe of the study are adults aged 24-65 in Turkey. The sample of the research was applied to 410 people who accepted the research according to the easy sampling method. The Socio-demographic information form and the Toronto Alexithymia Scale adapted to Turkish by Gulec et al. (2009) developed by Bagby, Parker and Taylor (1994) were applied to the participants. The Toronto Alexithymia Scale consists of 3 dimensions and 20 items: difficulty in recognizing emotions, difficulty expressing emotions, and expressive thought. Gulec et al. (2009), Total scale Cronbach's alpha value was found between 0.78 and sub-dimensions between 0.57-0.80. A high level of score indicates the presence of a high alexithymic level. According to the findings of the research, between the gender variable and the difficulty of expressing emotions, the level of thoughtfulness and alexithymia in adult individuals; between the age variable and difficulty in recognizing emotions, difficulty expressing feelings and level of alexithymia; there is a significant difference between the educational situation and outcrop thought; There was no significant difference between monthly income and alexithymia level and sub-dimensions.