The Effect of Perceived Chronic Social Adversity on Psychosomatic Symptoms in Methamphetamine Withdrawal Period Personnel:The Mediating Role of Alexithymia and Social Anxiety
Objective:To investigate the effects of perceived chronic social adversity on psychological symptoms in Methamphetamine withdrawal period personnel and the serial mediating role of alexithymia and social anxiety between per-ceived chronic social adversity and psychosomatic symptoms.Methods:The Perceived Chronic Social Adversity Question-naire,the Toronto Alexithymia Scale,the Social Anxiety Scale,and the Brief Symptom Inventory were used to investigate 557 male community drug addicts.Results:There were significant positive correlations between perceived chronic social adversity,alexithymia,social anxiety and psychosomatic symptoms(r=0.189～0.440;P＜0.01);alexithymia and social anxi-ety played a serial mediating role between the effects of perceived chronic social adversity on psychosomatic symptoms,with a mediating effect size of 23.09％for alexithymia and 2.75％for social anxiety.The serial mediating effect of alexi-thymia and social anxiety was 1.13％.Conclusion:Perceived chronic social adversity can affect the psychosomatic symp-toms of methamphetamine addicts in withdrawal both directly and indirectly through alexithymia and social anxiety.
Perceived chronic social adversityAlexithymiaSocial anxietyPsychosomatic symptomCommunity drug addicts
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