The impact of family alexithymia on the severity of restrictive eating disorders in adolescent patients

Introduction This database includes the raw data linked with the paper “The impact of family alexithymia on the severity of restrictive eating disorders in adolescent patients”. The study aimed to explore the correlation between levels of alexithymia in mothers and fathers of adolescents affected by REDs and patients’ capability to recognize their own emotions. The study also aimed to evaluate if patients’ emotional distress can have a significant impact on the severity of the disorder measured by the Clinical Global Impression Scale - Severity (CGI-S) and the Children’s Global Assessment Scale (CGAS). The dataset includes mothers, fathers and patients’ TAS-20 scores and subscales, diagnoses, and CGI-S and CGAS scores. Methods Sixty-seven families of adolescents affected by REDs were enlisted in the present study. Parents and patients’ levels of alexithymia were assessed by the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20). We measured severity through CGI-S and functioning using CGAS. Results (in brief) This study shows a statistically significant correlation between mothers and patients’ levels of alexithymia. Fathers and mothers’ TAS scores correlate with each other. There is not a statistically significant relationship between the influence of the TAS scores of fathers and sons/daughters. In conclusion, mothers’ level of alexithymia could influence both fathers and patients’ difficulty in identifying and describing their own emotions. This relationship can be explored in more detail considering externally oriented thinking. Patients’ alexithymia levels do not influence the eating disorder severity based on CGI-S and CGAS.引言 本数据集关联于论文《家族述情障碍（alexithymia）对青少年限制性进食障碍严重程度的影响》，包含该研究的原始数据。本研究旨在探究限制性进食障碍（restrictive eating disorders, REDs）青少年的父母（母亲与父亲）的述情障碍水平与患者自身情绪识别能力之间的相关性；此外，本研究还旨在评估患者的情绪困扰是否会对进食障碍的严重程度产生显著影响，该严重程度通过临床总体印象量表-严重程度版（Clinical Global Impression Scale - Severity, CGI-S）与儿童大体功能评定量表（Children’s Global Assessment Scale, CGAS）进行评定。 本数据集包含母亲、父亲及患者的多伦多述情障碍量表（Toronto Alexithymia Scale, TAS-20）得分及其子维度得分、诊断结果，以及CGI-S与CGAS得分。 研究方法 本研究共纳入67个患有限制性进食障碍的青少年家庭。研究采用多伦多述情障碍量表（TAS-20）对父母与患者的述情障碍水平进行评估，通过CGI-S评定进食障碍严重程度，通过CGAS评定社会功能水平。 简要研究结果 本研究发现，母亲与患者的述情障碍水平之间存在统计学意义上的显著相关性；父母双方的TAS-20得分也存在显著相关，但父亲的TAS-20得分与子女的述情障碍水平之间未发现统计学意义上的显著关联。综上，母亲的述情障碍水平可能会影响父亲与患者在识别、描述自身情绪方面的困难程度，该关联可结合外向性思维维度进行更深入的探究。基于CGI-S与CGAS的评定结果，患者的述情障碍水平并不会对进食障碍的严重程度产生影响。