Effect of alexithymia and difficulty of emotion regulation, neuroticism, low extraversion, and suicidality on quality of life in epilepsy

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dc.contributor.authorMail Gurkan, Zahide
dc.contributor.authorSengul, Yıldızhan
dc.contributor.authorGuven Ekiz, Tugce
dc.contributor.authorTantik Pak, Aygul
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T18:55:55Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T18:55:55Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractObjective: The objective of this study was to investigate alexithymia, emotion dysregulation, suicidality, and personality traits in people with epilepsy (PWE) and to evaluate their effects on quality of life. Materials and methods: Forty-six consecutive PWE and forty healthy control subjects (HC) were recruited for the study. Both PWE and HC were interviewed and completed the following questionnaires: Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20(TAS-20), Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS), Eysenck Personality Questionnaire, Suicidal Ideation Scale, Beck Depression Inventory-II, Beck Anxiety Inventory, and Quality Of Life In Epilepsy-31. Results: TAS-20 and difficulty identifying feelings which was the subgroup of TAS-20, scores of total and non-acceptance, goals, impulse, strategies, and clarity subgroups of DERS were statistically significantly higher in PWE (p = 0.01, 0.004, 0.01, 0.07, 0.009, 0.06, 0.01, respectively). Considering the personality characteristics, neuroticism was more common in PWE, while extraversion was less common. Suicidal ideation and anxiety scores were higher in PWE than HC (p = 0.02, p = 0.003). Anxiety, suicidal ideation, neuroticism, alexithymia and emotion dysregulation had a negative relationship on quality of life. (r = ?0.54, p < 0.001; r = ?0.54, p < 0.001; r = ?0.62, p < 0.001; r = ?0.32, p = 0.02; r = ?0.52, p < 0.001). Conclusion: Difficulty identifying feelings, dysregulation of emotions especially nonacceptance, goals, impulse, strategies, and clarity are common in PWE. Anxiety, suicidal ideation, neuroticism, alexithymia, and emotion dysregulation had a negative impact on quality of life. Each of these are important for psychosocial wellbeing of our patients and must be questioned considering their effects on quality of life. © 2022 Elsevier Inc.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.yebeh.2022.108887
dc.identifier.issn1525-5050
dc.identifier.pmid36037582
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85136520273
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2022.108887
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/12755
dc.identifier.volume135
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAcademic Press Inc.
dc.relation.ispartofEpilepsy and Behavior
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_Scopus_20250125
dc.subjectAlexithymia; Emotion dysregulation; Personality traits; Quality of life; Suicidality
dc.titleEffect of alexithymia and difficulty of emotion regulation, neuroticism, low extraversion, and suicidality on quality of life in epilepsy
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