Predicting Childhood Trauma Based on the Unconscious with the Mediating Role of Alexithymia in Adults with Social Anxiety Attending Counseling Centers in Tehran

Objective: The present study aimed to predict childhood trauma based on the unconscious with the mediating role of Alexithymia in adults with social anxiety attending counseling centers in Tehran.Methods and Materials: The research method was fundamental in aim and descriptive-correlational in design. The study population included all adults with social anxiety attending counseling centers in Tehran. Samples were selected from Tehran through a non-probabilistic and purposeful method. Considering the number of observed variables and allocating a coefficient of ۱۵ for each observed variable, ۲۴۰ individuals were chosen as the sample size. The data collection tools were the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire by Bernstein et al. (۱۹۸۸), the Alexithymia Scale by Bagby et al. (۱۹۹۴), and the Unconscious Awareness Questionnaire by Bell (۲۰۰۰). Data analysis was conducted using Pearson correlation coefficient analysis and structural equation modeling. SPSS-۲۴ and AMOS-۲۶ software were used for data analysis.Findings: The results showed that the indirect relationship of the unconscious to childhood trauma through Alexithymia is significant at β=۰.۲۴ and p≤۰.۰۵. It can also be said that since the zero is not included in the upper and lower limit range, Alexithymia plays a mediating role in the relationship between the unconscious and childhood trauma.Conclusion: Considering the theoretical validation of the research findings, health and treatment specialists are advised to develop educational and therapeutic programs for individuals with symptoms of social anxiety at the clinical level. Objective: The present study aimed to predict childhood trauma based on the unconscious with the mediating role of Alexithymia in adults with social anxiety attending counseling centers in Tehran. Methods and Materials: The research method was fundamental in aim and descriptive-correlational in design. The study population included all adults with social anxiety attending counseling centers in Tehran. Samples were selected from Tehran through a non-probabilistic and purposeful method. Considering the number of observed variables and allocating a coefficient of ۱۵ for each observed variable, ۲۴۰ individuals were chosen as the sample size. The data collection tools were the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire by Bernstein et al. (۱۹۸۸), the Alexithymia Scale by Bagby et al. (۱۹۹۴), and the Unconscious Awareness Questionnaire by Bell (۲۰۰۰). Data analysis was conducted using Pearson correlation coefficient analysis and structural equation modeling. SPSS-۲۴ and AMOS-۲۶ software were used for data analysis. Findings: The results showed that the indirect relationship of the unconscious to childhood trauma through Alexithymia is significant at β=۰.۲۴ and p≤۰.۰۵. It can also be said that since the zero is not included in the upper and lower limit range, Alexithymia plays a mediating role in the relationship between the unconscious and childhood trauma. Conclusion: Considering the theoretical validation of the research findings, health and treatment specialists are advised to develop educational and therapeutic programs for individuals with symptoms of social anxiety at the clinical level.

کلیدواژه ها:

Childhood Trauma ، Unconscious ، Alexithymia ، Social Anxiety