Are Alcohol Dependence, Alexithymia And Emotional Intelligence Connected ?

Abstract

Alcohol dependence is a complex brain disease. Its lead too many social and personal problems like; physical problem, mental health, disturbance in work life, poor family and social relationships, separation and divorce and emotional hardship in the family. Person with alexithymia are typically unable to identify, understand or describe their own emotions. Emotional intelligence is the ability to monitor one's own feelings and emotions, distinguish among them and use it to guide one's thinking and action. It is a multidimensional construct is associated with a range of variables and consequences relating to life quality. The purpose of the study was to explore the connectivity between alcohol dependence, alexithymia and emotional intelligence. Literature has been searched the both electronic databases including PubMed and manual searches for this. The research studies have shown that alcohol dependence, alexithymia and emotional intelligence are interconnected and also influenced to each other. Findings reported that negative relationship between emotional intelligence and alcohol dependence, while positive relationship has been seen between alexithymia and alcohol dependence.