title: Alexithymia: reliability and validity of the Spanish version of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale.
abstract: This study was conducted to explore reliability and validity from the Spanish version of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS). An alpha coefficient of 0.78, and a test-retest reliability of 0.83 over a 3-week period were obtained. In a sample of 111 college students, TAS correlated strongly and positively with the hypochondriasis subscale of the MMPI and with a somatization disorder questionnaire, but negatively with measures of sociability and psychological mindedness. In addition, factor analysis showed the TAS to have a stable, replicable factor structure. These findings suggest that this Spanish adaptation of the TAS is a psychometrically sound measure of the alexithymia construct.
authors.affiliation: Universidad Católica del Uruguay, Montevideo.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rodrigo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lusiardo
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Normey
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010556:Personality Tests; D011594:Psychometrics; D012016:Reference Values; D012803:Sick Role; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D014583:Uruguay