title: The twenty-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale--I. Item selection and cross-validation of the factor structure.
abstract: Addressing shortcomings of the self-report Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS), two studies were conducted to reconstruct the item domain of the scale. The first study resulted in the development of a new twenty-item version of the scale--the TAS-20. The TAS-20 demonstrated good internal consistency and test-retest reliability, and a three-factor structure theoretically congruent with the alexithymia construct. The stability and replicability of this three-factor structure were demonstrated in the second study with both clinical and nonclinical populations by the use of confirmatory factor analysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Bagby
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results