Examining the Relationship between Alopecia Areata, Androgenetic Alopecia, and Emotional Intelligence
January 2013
in “Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery”
TLDR Alopecia patients struggle with emotions and stress, and improving emotional intelligence may help manage hair loss.
This study investigated the emotional intelligence (EI) differences between patients with alopecia areata (AA), androgenetic alopecia (AGA), and a control population. The study found that AA patients had difficulty managing their emotions and coping with stress, as reflected in their EQ-i's Stress Tolerance subscale scores. AGA patients appear to have better self-regard and are more adept at coping with stress but are less realistic and experience difficulty in putting things in their proper perspective when compared to AA patients. The study suggests that EI may play a role in the development and management of hair loss, and that improving EI may be a useful adjunct to conventional treatment for AA.
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