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Item #648

Circumcised men have age-adjusted alexithymia scores 19.9% higher than the intact men

Topic: Genital Mutilation

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Source

Citation: Alexithymia and Circumcision Trauma: A Preliminary Investigation, p. 184
Author(s): Bollinger, Howe
Institution(s): Michigan State University

Link: http://www.avoiceformen.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/05/Alexithymia-and-Circumcision.pdf


Nation(s): Canada
Year(s): 2011
Source: Primary
Type: Survey

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Discussion

Other Notes:

Alexithymia /?e?l?ks???a?mi?/ is a personality construct characterized by the sub-clinical inability to identify and describe emotions in the self. The core characteristics of alexithymia are marked dysfunction in emotional awareness, social attachment, and interpersonal relating

Objections/Rebuttals:

Online survey with self-selection bias