Alexithymia and Security Need Satisfaction in University Student Youth in the Pre-Covid Period and during the Pandemic

The study featured the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on need for security in students with alexithymia. authors compared indicators alexithymia, subjective well-being, emotional intelligence, and communication barriers 1) alexithymia pre-COVID period during 2) control group pandemic. research involved such mathematical statistics methods as Fisher’s angular transform (φ) Student’s t-test. data processing revealed an increase alexithymic manifestations dissatisfaction security, especially stability, predictability, protection from outside world against background deactualization to be loved. Poor intelligence associated reflected level understanding one's own states ability them. It resulted a sense global instability, state distress. had no significant competencies skills but contributed development distress alexithymics. negative dynamics affected cluster social environment significance: felt lonely, could not seek help, avoided family or friends.