healthy subjects Alexithymia F32 F33 F40 F41 F42 F43
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: With a distance of one year, students are examined at two measure points. At both measurement points, their olfactory perception is examined using the Sniffin' sticks. Their symptom load, th
Sponsors
Universität des Saarlandes Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Psychology students, not in psychotherapeutic treatment
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: drug addiction, alcohol addiction, primary smell disorder, neurological disorder
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Prediction of the development of a mental disorder and the chance of the symptom load and the quality of life between the measurement times using the quality of the olfactory perception at measure point one as a predictor. The measurement of the smelling achievement occurs by means of the Sniffin' Sticks. The life satisfaction, the symptom load and the meaning of the odour sense for the everyday life of the test persons, are raised by means of questionnaires. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Second outcome ist to examine the relationship between the quality of the olfactory perception and the symptom load, the quality of life and the existence of a mental disorder at both measurement times and to test a moderation of these relationships by the importance of the sense of smell for their daily life. The measurement of the smelling achievement occurs by means of the Sniffin' Sticks. The life satisfaction, the symptom load and the meaning of the odour sense for the everyday life of the test persons, are raised by means of questionnaires. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactChristian Schanz
Universität des SaarlandesKlinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie
Outcome results
None listed