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The Toronto Alexithymia Scale with incarcerated offenders

Personality and Individual Differences, 1995
Abstract The present study examined the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS) in a sample of 508 male inmates incarcerated for sexual and violent offences. A confirmatory procedure applied to the 20-item version of the TAS (TAS-20) resulted in a two-factor solution: Emotional Understanding Deficit, and Experiencing and Utilizing Emotion.
Daryl G. Kroner, Adelle E. Forth
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Criterion validity of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale.

Psychosomatic Medicine, 1988
The criterion validity of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS) was assessed by administering the scale to 46 patients referred to a behavioral medicine outpatient clinic. Clinical ratings derived from observed interviews served as the criterion. TAS scores were significantly higher for the group of patients identified by two out of three raters as ...
G J, Taylor, R M, Bagby, D P, Ryan, J D, Parker, K F, Doody, P, Keefe   +5 more
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Cross-validation of the factor structure of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale

Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 1990
The Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS) is a self-report measure of the alexithymia construct. In previous studies with college students, the TAS demonstrated excellent psychometric properties including a 4-factor structure theoretically congruent with the alexithymia construct.
R M, Bagby, G J, Taylor, J D, Parker, C, Loiselle   +3 more
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Toronto Alexithymia Scale: Relationship with Personality and Psychopathology Measures

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 2010
The Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS) is a 26-item self-report measure of alexithymia with good internal consistency and test-retest reliability, and a factor structure congruent with the alexithymia construct. This study assesses the construct validity of the scale by examining its relationship with several personality and psychopathology measures. In a
R M, Bagby, G J, Taylor, D, Ryan
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Factor Structure of a Spanish Version of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 2010
A Spanish adaptation of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS) was factor-analyzed and its factor solution compared with the Canadian version of this test. A principal factor analysis was performed, revealing four factors of alexithymia. These factors are quite similar to those found through factor analysis of the TAS for the Canadian sample. A discussion
G, Rodrigo, M, Lusiardo
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The Internet administration version of the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale.

Psychological Assessment, 2014
Researchers are increasingly administering tests developed and validated in paper format via the Internet. Yet, the equivalence between paper and Internet concerning administration of tests is not typically demonstrated. We evaluated the reliability, factorial and external validity, and measurement equivalency of the Internet version of the 20-item ...
R Michael, Bagby, Lindsay E, Ayearst, Raluca A, Morariu, Carolyn, Watters, Graeme J, Taylor   +4 more
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Psychometric properties of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) in Brazil

Transcultural Psychiatry, 2019
Internationally, the most widely used self-report instrument to assess alexithymia (a clinical condition characterized by serious deficits in the cognitive processing of emotions) is the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20). Because this measure has been poorly investigated in Brazil and emerging research suggests that TAS-20 scores might vary from one ...
Stivaleti Colombarolli M., Carolina Zuanazzi A., Koich Miguel F., Giromini L.   +3 more
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Validity and reliability of the Toronto Alexithymia scale (TAS) in a population study

Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 1992
Alexithymia refers to the difficulties an individual has to experience and express his feelings. Various self-report questionnaires have been introduced to measure alexithymia, but only a few rigorous validity studies of this concept have been carried out in nonclinical populations.
J, Kauhanen, J, Julkunen, J T, Salonen
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Factor Analysis of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale: Elucidation of a Polythetic Construct

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 2010
The Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS) offers a reliable method to measure alexithymia, a personality construct describing individuals endorsing the inability to identify and report emotions, possessing a minimal fantasy life, utilizing an analytic cognitive style, and tending to somatize.
L S, Mann, T N, Wise, L, Shay
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Psychometric properties of the Finnish 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, 2001
The aim of this study was to examine the factor structure and the validity of the Finnish version of the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20). As part of the Northern Finland 1966 Birth Cohort Project, the TAS-20 was presented to a sample of 5034 31-year old persons.
M, Joukamaa, J, Miettunen, P, Kokkonen, M, Koskinen, J, Julkunen, J, Kauhanen, J, Jokelainen, J, Veijola, K, Läksy, M R, Järvelin   +9 more
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