A comparative study of alexithymia and emotion control in mothers of students with and without learning disabilities

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1 Corresponding Authir: M. A Student of Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili

2 Assistant Professor of Psychology, Department of psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili

3 M,A..student of Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare alexithymia and emotion control in
mothers of students with and without learning disabilities. This research is a
causal-comparative study. The statistical universe of this research includes all
mothers of students aged 9 to 15 with and without learning disabilities in
Khorramabad in 1391. The research sample consisted of 50 mothers of students
with learning disabilities who were selected using simple random sampling, and 50
mothers of normal students matched on maternal age, education and number of
children. The Alexithymia scale and emotion control were used to collect data. The
results of multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) showed a significant
difference between both groups of mothers in alexithymia and emotional control
(p<0.001). These results suggest that the mothers of these students experience high
levels of anxiety and depression because of unrealistic expectations and ceaseless
blame on themselves. It is likely that the due to lack of emotional awareness and
cognitive dysfunction in processing their feelings, these mothers are usually unable
to identify, understand or describe their emotions and have limited ability to cope
with stressful situations.

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