title: The validity of the California Q-set Alexithymia Prototype.
abstract: The author examined the validity of the California Q-set Alexithymia Prototype (CAQ-AP), an observer- and self-report measure of the alexithymia construct. Alexithymia similarity scores (based on observer reports) were correlated with scores on several relevant self-report scales in a sample of 155 undergraduate college students. Alexithymia was positively correlated with neuroticism, depression, and anxiety; and negatively with extraversion, openness, and emotional expression. These correlations were statistically significant (P < 0.05) and in the expected direction. The CAQ-AP has passed its second validity check and, again, can be recommended as an observer measure of the alexithymia construct.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, CA 92354-1007, USA. haviland@ix.netcom.com
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Haviland
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000592:standards*; D011779:Q-Sort / Q000592:standards*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results