Alexithymia in a normal elderly population

Joukamaa, Matti; Saarijärvi, Simo; Muuriaisniemi, Marja-Liisa; Salokangas, Raimo K.R

doi:10.1016/s0010-440x(96)90576-3

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Alexithymia in a normal elderly population

Joukamaa, Matti, Saarijärvi, Simo, Muuriaisniemi, Marja-Liisa, Salokangas, Raimo K.R·1996·Comprehensive Psychiatry

DOI 10.1016/s0010-440x(96)90576-3

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The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of alexithymia in an elderly Finnish population sample. Associations between alexithymia and sociodemographic factors were investigated, together with the relationship between alexithymia and perceived somatic health and self-reported psychic health. The study forms a part of the Turun Vanhustutkimus (TUR-VA) project, which is a longitudinal, prospective follow-up study dealing with psychosocial adaptation to retirement and to old age. The study group consisted of a population sample of 72-year-old people (N = 190). Alexithymia was measured with the 26-item version of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-26). The prevalence of alexithymia was 34%. Alexithymia was associated with poor perceived somatic health. Alexithymia was associated with having a psychiatric disturbance (measured by the 36-item General Health Questionnaire [GHQ-36]), but this relationship disappeared when the influence of perceived somatic health was controlled for. Alexithymia was not associated with gender, marital status, social status, or residential area.

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Authors: Joukamaa, M., Saarijärvi, S., Muuriaisniemi, M.-L., & Salokangas, R. K. R.
Affiliations: Turku University Hospital (FI)
Corresponding author: Joukamaa, Matti
ORCID: Salokangas, Raimo K.R
Venue: Comprehensive Psychiatry
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 1996-03
Volume: 37
Issue: 2
Pages: 144-147
ISSN: 0010-440X (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/s0010-440x(96)90576-3
OpenAlex: W2091819437
Cited by: 55
References: 36
Citations by year: 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 1
FWCI: 0.94
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Comprehensive Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Medicine, History, and Philosophy
Keywords: alexithymia, prevalence, older adults, self-rated mental health, psychiatric disturbances, sociodemographic factors, Toronto Alexithymia Scale
MeSH terms: Affective Symptoms, Aged, Aging, Dementia, Female, Finland, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Personality Assessment, Prospective Studies, Psychometrics, Reference Values

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