Open AccessPsychological Capital Mediating the Relationship Between Childhood Trauma and Alexithymia in Chinese Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study
Author(s) -
Changhong Zhang,
Ge Li,
Zhaoya Fan,
Xiaojun Tang,
Zhanming Fan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
psychology research and behavior management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1179-1578
DOI - 10.2147/prbm.s288647
Subject(s) - alexithymia , structural equation modeling , clinical psychology , path analysis (statistics) , population , psychology , cross sectional study , toronto alexithymia scale , medicine , psychiatry , statistics , mathematics , environmental health , pathology
A much higher prevalence of alexithymia has been found in medical students compared with the general population. This study aimed to test the potential mediating effect of psychological capital on the relationship between childhood trauma and alexithymia in Chinese medical students, thereby providing clues for future interventions aimed at dealing with alexithymia in this population.