Alexithymia and Its Relationship to Social Phobia in Light of Gender and Academic Year Variables among International Students at Yarmouk University.

This study aimed to identify alexithymia and social phobia and the relationship between them among international students at Yarmouk university, and to investigate whether it differs according to the variables of: gender, and academic year. The sample of the study consisted of (241) male and female students who were chosen by the available sample method. The results of the study showed that the degree of alexithymia and the level of social phobia were high. They also demonstrated that there were statistically significant differences due to the gender variable in the degree of alexithymia in favor of males, and there were not statistically significant differences in the level of social phobia due to the gender variable. Besides, the results indicated that there were statistically significant differences due to the academic year variable in the degree of alexithymia and the level of social phobia in favor of first and second year students. Finally, the results showed that there is a positive relationship that is statistically significant between alexithymia and social phobia. The results were discussed in light of previous studies, and a number of recommendations were suggested. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]