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June 27, 2026BMC PsychologyOpen Access

Alexithymia in nurses: a context-specific concept analysis using rodgers’s evolutionary methodology

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FWFeng WuLYLv YitingSYSun Yanwen

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Overview

Contextual analysis clarifies alexithymia's implications in nursing, enhancing emotional support and outcomes.

Key Points

  • The study aims to clarify how alexithymia manifests within nursing practice using an evolutionary concept analysis.
  • Conducted a systematic literature search across multiple databases from inception to January 17, 2026.
  • Analyzed 52 articles using Rodgers' evolutionary framework to explore antecedents, attributes, and consequences of alexithymia in nurses.
  • Identified key concepts and conditions influencing nurses' emotional processing and interactions.
  • Identified six antecedent conditions related to alexithymia, including demographic characteristics and emotional intelligence.
  • Highlighted three core attributes: difficulties in identifying emotions, externally-oriented thinking, and somatic manifestations.
  • Recognized negative consequences such as burnout, impaired communication, and increased turnover intention, impacting both nurses and patient care.

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Wu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a3f67aaaea7db3c1953f0fchttps://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-026-04986-5
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