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Examination of the Relationship Between Alexithymia and Satisfaction With Life in Patients With Epilepsy: a Cross-Sectional Study
(Galenos Publishing House, 2025) Atan, G.
Objective: Patients with epilepsy (PWE) may experience emotional difficulties and distress if they cannot cope consistently with the emotional and physical challenges of having a seizure. This study was conducted to examine the relationship between alexithymia and life satisfaction in PWE. Methods: This study was conducted with 207 PWE in a hospital in eastern Türkiye. Data were collected using the “Individual information forms”, “Toronto Alexithymia Scale”, and “Satisfaction with Life Scale”. Descriptive statistics, t-tests, ANOVA, correlation, and regression analyses, and post-hoc LSD analyses were employed for data evaluation. Results: In the present study, the alexithymia total mean score of the PWE was 58.01±9.07, the total mean score of “difficulty identifying feelings” was 19.84±5.82, the total mean score of “difficulty describing feelings” was 14.42±3.30, and the total mean score of “externally oriented thinking” was 23.75±2.88. The total mean satisfaction with life score was 13.82±4.23. A significant negative correlation was found between total alexithymia and life satisfaction scores of PWE, who participated in the study (F=11.87; p<0.05). Conclusion: It was found that PWE had high alexithymia levels and lower life satisfaction levels. As the total alexithymia score increased, the total life satisfaction score decreased. © 2025 The Author.
The Relationship Between Nursing Students’ Psychological Well-Being and Virtual Environment Loneliness
(Inonu University, 2025) Atan, G.; Gündüz Oruç, F.; Eskici İlgin, V.
The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between psychological well-being and virtual environment loneliness of nursing students. This descriptive study was conducted between March and June 2023 at two state universities located in Northern and Eastern Anatolia, Türkiye. The research sample comprised 472 students. Data collection utilized a Personal Information Form, the Psychological Well-Being Scale, and the Virtual Environment Loneliness Scale. For data analysis, descriptive statistics, t-tests, ANOVA, and Bonferroni analyses were employed. A statistically significant moderate negative correlation was identified between students’ psychological well-being and their levels of virtual environment loneliness (p<0.05). The study also found that students experienced moderate levels of virtual environment loneliness. It was determined that as students’ psychological well-being levels increase, they are likely to experience less loneliness in virtual environments. Therefore, in order to increase the psychological well-being levels of male nursing students, reduce their virtual environment loneliness, and ensure that they use social media less, it is recommended to create social activity environments that will increase their face-to-face communication both in the university environment and in social responsibility projects and to encourage and create opportunities for students to participate in these activities. © 2025, Inonu University. All rights reserved.