Mediating role of self-esteem in the relationship between parental disapproval of the child and alexithymic personality

Table 2 Descriptive statistics of participants’ scores obtained from the Disapproving Environment Scale in Childhood, Toronto Alexithymia Scale, and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale

Variables	n	Minimum	Maximum	Mean	SD
DESC
Mother form	404	15.00	68.00	43.34	14.23
Father form	404	28.00	67.00	42.50	10.61
Chaotic family	404	1.00	5.00	2.68	1.25
Approving family	404	1.00	5.00	2.69	0.93
Perfect family	404	1.00	5.00	2.43	1.00
Typical family	404	1.00	5.00	2.74	0.76
TAS
Alexithymia	404	21.00	96.00	55.40	16.04
Difficulty recognizing emotions	404	7.00	34.00	19.04	6.28
Difficulty expressing emotions	404	5.00	24.00	15.30	4.26
Extroverted thinking	404	9.00	42.00	23.92	7.30
RSES
Self-esteem	404	10.00	37.00	21.19	8.51

DESC: Disapproving Environment Scale in Childhood; RSES: Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale; SD: Standard deviation; TAS: Toronto Alexithymia Scale.