Factor analysis of the French version of the 20-item Toronto alexithymia scale (TAS-20)

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作者
Loas, G [1 ]
Otmani, O [1 ]
Verrier, A [1 ]
Fremaux, D [1 ]
Marchand, MP [1 ]
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[1] HOP CHARCOT,SERV MEDICOPSYCHOL REG,PLAISIR,FRANCE
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10.1159/000284983
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R749 [精神病学];
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100205 ;
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A French version of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20 Items (TAS-20) was factor-analyzed on a sample of 263 university students and its factor solution analyzed along with the studies using the Canadian version. Our results show a two-factor solution where the items rating the difficulty to identify feelings and the items rating the difficulty to describe feelings constitute a sole factor contrary to the Canadian version. These data are reviewed in the context of previous research and offer two subscales for future investigations utilizing the TAS-20.
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