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Measurement of Alexithymia
Linden R. Timoney,Mark D. Holder +1 more
- pp 17-33
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The Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) as discussed by the authors is a self-report measure of alexithmia and is one of the most widely used measures.Abstract:
Several self-report and observer-rated scales have been developed to assess alexithymia. A few studies have assessed alexithymia using projective measures. The 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) is a self-report measure of alexithymia and is the most widely used measures. The TAS-20 has been validated in males and females, clinical and nonclinical samples, and cross-culturally in over 19 different countries. The TAS-20 provides both an overall alexithymia score and scores on dimensions of alexithymia.read more
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The twenty-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale--I. Item selection and cross-validation of the factor structure.
TL;DR: Addressing shortcomings of the self-report Toronto Alexithymia Scale, two studies were conducted to reconstruct the item domain and resulted in the development of a new twenty-item version of the scale--the TAS-20.
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The Prevalence of ‘Alexithymic’ Characteristics in Psychosomatic Patients
TL;DR: The question is raised whether these defects are due to biological or developmental factors, and the conclusion is reached that patients with these characteristics may not be good candidates for dynamic psychotherapy.
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The twenty-item Toronto Alexithymia scale—II. Convergent, discriminant, and concurrent validity
TL;DR: Evidence of convergent and discriminant validity of the TAS-20 was demonstrated in samples of university students by a pattern of correlations with the scales of the NEO Personality Inventory and separate measures of psychological mindedness and need-for-cognition that was consistent with theoretical predictions.
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Disorders of Affect Regulation: Alexithymia in Medical and Psychiatric Illness
TL;DR: The development and regulation of affects Graeme Taylor, Michael Bagby and James Parker as mentioned in this paper, along with the neurobiology of emotion, affect regulation and alexithymia.