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Data collection tools used in the study included demographic characteristics, the Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS), Emotional Intelligence Scale (EIS), and the 20\u2010item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS\u201020). SPSS 25.0 software (Corp., Armonk, NY, USA) was used to preform data analysis.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>About 43.7% of intensive care unit nurses were classified as alexithymia in the whole sample (males: 50%, females: 43%). The median TAS\u201020 score was 60 (interquartile range\u00a0=\u00a09). The study found that alexithymia was significantly associated with marital status, whether living alone, working years, and social support (Adjusted R Squared\u00a0=\u00a00.194, <jats:italic>F<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a06.466, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.01), while emotional intelligence was not statistically significant with alexithymia.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Alexithymia is a psychological problem with high incidence in intensive care unit nurses. In this study, being unmarried or divorced, living alone, and having fewer years of work (\u22645\u2009years) were associated with a higher risk of alexithymia. 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