Socio-Demographic Factors as Predictors of Alexithymia and Physical Health Problems in Betrayal Trauma
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Year 2015, Vol 3, Issue 8
Abstract
Trauma perpetrated by someone with whom a victim is close is a form of betrayal trauma and it is strongly associated with a range of emotional and physical health problems outcomes. However, the studies have not examined effect of demographic factors in betrayal trauma on emotional and physical health symptoms.The aim of this current research was to study the effect of socio demographic factors as predictors of alexithymia and physical health problems in the individuals suffered from betrayal trauma among young adults. A Sample of 100 young adults experienced betrayal trauma was taken on purposive sampling technique from Delhi, which comprised of 50 high betrayal traumas and 50 low betrayal traumas. To order to assess the level of betrayal trauma, alexithymia and physical health problems among young adults. The Brief Betrayal Trauma Survey by Goldberg and Freyd. Toronto alexithymia scale by Parker, Bagby, Taylor, Endler and Schmitz, and Pennebaker inventory of limbic languidness by Pennebakerwere used respectively. Independent T-test and Multiple Regression techniques were used to analyses the data. The results indicate that on group there was found significant on alexithymia and physical health symptoms. The high betrayal trauma was found higher on alexithymia and physical health symptoms than low betrayal trauma. Similarly, gender difference was found significant in alexithymia and physical health symptoms. In which females were found higher than males. No significant difference was found on age. Group characterized by high betrayal and low betrayal trauma contributing significantly to the alexithymia and physical health complaints. Similarly, gender was found to be contributing significantly in physical health symptoms but was not found significant contributor in alexithymia. However, age was not found contributing in alexithymia and physical health symptoms.
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Bilal Ahmad Teli, Samina Bano
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