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Alexithymia and emotional empathy following traumatic brain injury

Claire Williams Orcid Logo, Rodger Wood

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, Volume: 32, Issue: 3, Pages: 259 - 267

Swansea University Authors: Claire Williams Orcid Logo, Rodger Wood

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<p>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 cogn...

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Published in: Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology
ISSN: 1380-3395 1744-411X
Published: Taylor and Francis 2009
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URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa6743
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Abstract: <p>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.</p>
Keywords: 20-Item Toronto Alexithymia Scale, Balanced Emotional Empathy Scale, Traumatic Brain Injury, Emotional Perception, Emotion Recognition, Injury Severity
College: Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences
Issue: 3
Start Page: 259
End Page: 267