Espina Alberto
Faculty of Psychology, Department of Personality, Assessment and Psychological Treatment, University of the Basque Country, Avenida de Tolosa 70, 20018, Guipúzcoa, San Sebastián, Spain.
J Psychosom Res. 2003 Dec;55(6):553-60. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3999(03)00016-3.
The purpose of this research was to investigate alexithymia among parents of a daughter with eating disorders (EDs) and to relate alexithymia to personality and psychopathology characteristics.
Parents of 73 women with ED (20 with anorexia nervosa, restrictive subtype (ANR), 23 with anorexia nervosa, bulimic subtype (ANB) and 30 with bulimia nervosa (BN)) and parents of 72 normal women were evaluated with the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire, the Beck Depression Inventory and the Self-Rating Anxiety Scale.
The parents of daughters with ED show higher scores in the TAS-20 and its factors than the controls. TAS-20 scores of parents are associated with neuroticism, anxiety and depression.
Alexithymia in parents of daughters with an ED could be a trait of personality, but it could also be a state due to distress. Alexithymia should be taken into account in order to help these parents express emotions.
本研究旨在调查患有饮食失调（ED）女儿的父母中的述情障碍，并将述情障碍与人格及精神病理学特征相关联。
对73名患有饮食失调的女性（20名患有神经性厌食症，限制型（ANR），23名患有神经性厌食症，暴食型（ANB），30名患有神经性贪食症（BN））的父母以及72名正常女性的父母进行了多伦多述情障碍量表（TAS - 20）、艾森克人格问卷、贝克抑郁量表和自评焦虑量表评估。
患有饮食失调女儿的父母在TAS - 20及其各因子上的得分高于对照组。父母的TAS - 20得分与神经质、焦虑和抑郁相关。
患有饮食失调女儿的父母中的述情障碍可能是一种人格特质，但也可能是由痛苦导致的一种状态。为帮助这些父母表达情感，应考虑到述情障碍。
