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Aleksitimija predstavlja nemogućnost individue da prepozna što sopstvena, što tuđa osećanja i da predoči okolini svoja emotivna stanja. Na kognitivnom nivou uočava se umanjena sposobnost maštanja, praktičan, odnosno konkretan stil mišljenja, dok se na afektivnom nivou aleksitimija manifestuje umanjenom sposobnošću osvešćivanja emocija. Najkorišćeniji instrument za merenje aleksitimije jeste TAS-20 upitnik koji se sastoji od tri supskale: faktor 1-identifikacija osećanja, faktor 2-poteškoće pri opisivanju osećanja, faktor 3-razmišljanje orijentisano premaspolja. Cilj ovog rada je dokazati faktorsku strukturu TAS-20 upitnika i odnose sa dimenzijama ličnosti i zadovoljstvom životom. Uzorak se sastojao od 601 ispitanika "nekliničke" populacije i 65 ispitanika koji su se izjasnili da su bolovali od psihijatrijskih oboljenja, te su oni svrstaniu "klinički" uzorak. U "nekliničkom" uzorku 75% populacije izjasnilo se da je ženskog pola i prosečna starost ispitanika bila je 29,47 godina (SD=7.12), dok se u "kliničkom" uzorku 74,9% ispitanika izjasnilo da je ženskog pola a prosečna starost ispitanika bila je 31,18 (SD=8.44). Konfirmatornom faktorskom analizom utvrđen je adekvatan model fit uz eliminaciju stavke 20 iz modela. Ukupan skor upitnika i skorovi po faktorima imaju očekivane odnose sa dimenzijama ličnosti iz modela Velikih pet na "kliničkom" i"nekliničkom" uzorku, osim što je korelacija sa Otvorenošću slabija od očekivane na "nekliničkom". Ukupan skor i skor po faktorima pokazuje očekivanu negativnu korelaciju sa zadovoljstvom životom u "nekliničkom" uzorku, dok ona na "kliničkom" uzorku izostaje. Regresionim modelom se pokazalo da dimenzije ličnosti objašnjavaju 27,6% varijanse upupnog skora. Očekivane polne razlike nisu detektovane.

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Alexithymia represents an individual's inability to recognize their own or someone else's emotions and also the inability to communicate them. It has a documented influence on many cognitive and emotional activities of human life. Skin and touch are two of the primary vehicles for conveying emotions between individuals. It is on account of the connection between these elements that this study has focused on determining more precisely the relation between skin related satisfaction and disgust and alexithymia. In total 357 students participated in the survey, 286 (82.9%) were female and the average participant age was 20.54 (min=19; max=26; SD=1.24). Apart from this demographical information, the survey consisted of the Skin Satisfaction Questionnaire (TSD-Q 30), the Toronto Alexithymia Questionnaire (TAS-20), and the Disgust Propensity and Sensitivity Questionnaire (DPSS). Based on an analysis of the survey results, Alexithymia was shown to correlate strongly with the shame aspect of skin satisfaction, but only with TAS-20 factors 1 and 2. A weak correlation was demonstrated between positive disgust and alexithymia. Though only a weak correlation, or no correlations as all, between touch satisfaction and alexithymia was established, touch satisfaction and shame accounted for 21.2% of alexithymia variance, while disgust measurement scales accounted for only 1.3%.

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Disgust represents a feeling of revulsion and is manifested as a response to adverse stimuli and indicates a motivation to withdraw from the stimulus. Several attempts were made to measure disgust, the earliest being the Disgust Sensitivity Scale (Haidt et al., 1994) that relied on responses to disgust elicitors, and the Disgust Propensity and Sensitivity Scale (DPSS, Cavanagh & Davey, 2000) that focused on the feeling itself, not on the strength of the reaction to specific disgust elicitors. There are two proposed models of the DPSS, one with two subscales, disgust propensity (DP) and disgust sensitivity (DS), and the other with three subscales where the self-focused/ruminative disgust (SFR) split from DS. This study aimed to validate the Serbian translation of the scale. We used two samples, a student sample (N = 437) and a social network user sample (N = 344). We used confirmatory factor analysis in both samples and the yielded results have shown that the three-factor solution is superior. The internal consistency of the subscales was marginally acceptable, while SFR subscale alpha value lagged in the social network user sample. Significant gender differences in subscale values were detected as expected, adding to the scale validity. Also, DP and DS registered a weak positive correlation with trait Neuroticism, negative affect, stress, depression, and anxiety. These results will further our claims that our translation of the DPSS is valid. In conclusion, we believe that the Serbian translation of the 12 item DPSS scale is viable for use in future research on this subject.

Introduction. Somatization is one of the most prevalent current health issues affecting the well-being and quality of life in the general population. Many psychological constructs influence somatization and its outcomes. It was our aim to assess the features and prevalence of somatization in general population of Serbia by using the Patient Health Questionnaire-15 instrument, as well as to determine its relations with personality traits, factors of psychological distress and well-being. Material and Methods. Two studies were performed: Study 1 (N = 714) aimed to determine the relations between the Big Five personality traits, alexithymia and somatization, and Study 2 (N = 807) investigated the relationship between factors of psychological distress such as depression, anxiety and stress, factors of well-being such as life satisfaction and subjective vitality with somatization. Results. In Study 1, Neuroticism and Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20 Factor 1, difficulty identifying feelings, strongly correlated with somatization, and the measured constructs explained 33.4% of somatization variance. In Study 2, anxiety and stress had the strongest correlation indices from the measured constructs and Study 2 regression model explained 44.7% of the variance. The most prevalent symptoms measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire-15 were tiredness, back pain and headaches. Conclusion. Somatization levels were slightly higher than those previously reported in general population. However, they were still well under those reported in the clinical populations. Symptom prevalence was compatible with previous findings in the general population, whereas Neuroticism and anxiety were most closely associated with somatization. Further research is needed to define other factors that contribute to the development of somatization.