Alexithymia in Students
The article is devoted to the research on alexithymia in students. The interest in this topic is caused by the fact that alexithymia is quite common in students. It prevents the development of the personality of students since they have the difficulty in understanding and describing their emotional experiences and interpreting them in other people, as well as the lack of emotional reflection and self-regulation. As a result, they face problems in establishing interpersonal and group communication, in social and psychological adaptation, which negatively affects the effectiveness of the educational process as a whole. The purpose of this research was to study the peculiarities of the manifestation of alexithymia in students. It was found that most of the subjects were at risk and belonged to the alexithymic type of personality. At the same time, the alexithymic student is timid, not confident, anxious, withdrawn, has low self-esteem, is not emotionally stable, suspicious, anxious and restless, eager to dream. Yakut students have a higher risk of alexithymia formation than students of other ethnicities do. The results of the study indicate its relevance, the need for timely preventive measures that will facilitate successful adaption of students to society.