Brain Injury Research Group, Department of Psychology, School of Human Sciences, Swansea University, Swansea, UK.
J Clin Exp Neuropsychol. 2010 Mar;32(3):259-67. doi: 10.1080/13803390902976940. Epub 2009 Jun 22.
The frequency of alexithymia and the proportion of cases reporting low emotional empathy after traumatic brain injury (TBI) were compared with a control group. The study also examined the relationship between alexithymia and emotional empathy, controlling for the influence of cognitive ability, severity of head injury, and time since injury. A total of 64 TBI patients and matched controls completed the 20-Item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) and Balanced Emotional Empathy Scale (BEES). The TBI group exhibited a significantly higher frequency of alexithymia (60.9%) and low emotional empathy (64.4%) than did the control group (10.9% and 34.4%). Significant moderate negative correlations were found between TAS-20 and BEES scores, with TAS-20 total scores accounting for a significant amount of variance in BEES scores. However, no significant correlation was obtained between Subscale 1 of the TAS-20 (difficulty identifying feelings) and BEES scores in the TBI group. Additionally, there were no significant relationships between alexithymia, emotional empathy, injury severity, and time since injury. The results suggest an inverse relationship between alexithymia and emotional empathy.
比较了外伤性脑损伤 (TBI) 后出现述情障碍和报告情绪共情低的病例比例与对照组。该研究还检查了述情障碍和情绪共情之间的关系，控制了认知能力、头部损伤严重程度和受伤时间的影响。共有 64 名 TBI 患者和匹配的对照组完成了 20 项多伦多述情障碍量表 (TAS-20) 和平衡情绪共情量表 (BEES)。TBI 组出现述情障碍的频率 (60.9%) 和情绪共情低的比例 (64.4%)明显高于对照组 (10.9%和 34.4%)。TAS-20 和 BEES 评分之间存在显著的中度负相关，TAS-20 总分占 BEES 评分的很大一部分。然而，在 TBI 组中，TAS-20 的第 1 分量表 (难以识别感受) 和 BEES 评分之间没有显著相关性。此外，述情障碍、情绪共情、损伤严重程度和受伤时间之间没有显著关系。结果表明述情障碍和情绪共情之间存在反相关关系。
