Since the number of participants in the intervention group would prevent the training from being given as a group, the participants were divided into three different groups. Each group was given theoretical training on emotions, thoughts, physical symptoms resulting from emotions, and verbal and non-verbal ways of communicating emotions. The theoretical training was reinforced with activities such as relaxation exercises, role plays, imagination, brainstorming, etc. Each training lasted 60-90 minutes.

Participants in the control group did not receive any training. Only pre-test, post-test, and follow-up tests were applied to the individuals in this group.

Man is a social being and therefore interacts with his environment. In the process of interaction, they can transfer their feelings, thoughts, and information. However, the interaction process may not always continue smoothly. People's inability to express their emotions appropriately today negatively affects communication. The reason why people cannot express their emotions may be the high level of alexithymia. The concept of alexithymia means having difficulty in recognizing, expressing, and naming emotions. High levels of alexithymia in students, who are future healthcare professionals, can negatively affect themselves, other healthcare professionals and the patients they care for; it can cause burnout in healthcare professionals, decrease the quality of care they provide and cause them to experience interpersonal communication conflicts.

The scale measures the alexithymia level of the individual. The scale is a Likert-type scale consisting of 20 items and scored between 1-5. The minimum score that can be obtained from the scale is 20 and the maximum score is 100. The higher the score obtained from the scale, the higher the alexithymia level of the individual.