The effect of a program based on emotional intelligence skills in reducing alexithymia among students at the University of Mosul

The aim of the current research is to build a program based on emotional intelligence skills to reduce the symptoms of alexithymia among students at the University of Mosul. The research sample consisted of (60) male and female students distributed into two experimental and control groups. The research aimed to identify the effect of the program based on emotional intelligence skills in reducing alexithymia among students. Students at the University of Mosul. The researcher prepared a measure for alexithymia and built a program based on Bar-Ons theory of emotional intelligence. The Pearson correlation coefficient was used to extract structural validity and reliability, and the Cronbach Alpha Coefficient was used to extract reliability. And the Kuder-Richardson equation (Kuder-Richardson21 Coefficient), the Guttman equation, the t-test for the correlation coefficient, the Wilcoxon test for the significance of the differences between the average ranks of the experimental group in the pre- and post-measurements of reducing alexithymia, and the Mann-Whitney test for the significance of the differences between the average ranks of the experimental group and the group. control in the post-test of the alexithymia scale, and the results indicated that there are no statistically significant differences between the average ranks of the experimental group between the pre- and post-tests. This means that the program has a statistically significant effect in reducing the level of alexithymia among university students. Likewise, there are no statistically significant differences between the average The experimental group was arranged between the pre- and post-tests according to the dimensions of the scale. The differences are statistically significant in favor of the post-test for the experimental group and for the five dimensions. This confirms that all dimensions were affected by the program and the dimensions scores decreased in the post-test. The researcher presented some recommendations and proposals that should be taken into account in the future.