| Literature DB >> 9032718 |
C Bressi1, G Taylor, J Parker, S Bressi, V Brambilla, E Aguglia, I Allegranti, A Bongiorno, F Giberti, M Bucca, O Todarello, C Callegari, S Vender, C Gala, G Invernizzi.
Abstract
The 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) has been shown in previous research to measure a general dimension of alexithymia with three intercorrelated factors. This study evaluated the reliability and factorial validity of an Italian translation of the TAS-20 in a group of normal adults (N = 206) and in a mixed group of medical and psychiatric outpatients (N = 642). Using confirmatory factor analyses, the previously established three-factor model of the TAS-20 was found to be replicable in both groups. In addition, the Italian TAS-20 demonstrated adequate estimates of internal reliability and test-retest reliability. Although evaluation of the convergent, discriminant, and concurrent validity of the TAS-20 is required in Italian populations, the present results support the use of the Italian translation of the scale for clinical and research purposes.Entities:
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Year: 1996 PMID： 9032718 DOI： 10.1016/s0022-3999(96)00228-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Psychosom Res ISSN： 0022-3999 Impact factor: 3.006