An investigation of the psychometric properties of the 26-item Toronto alexithymia scale in a Japanese culture

被引:5
作者
Fukunishi, I [1 ]
Kaji, N [1 ]
Nakagawa, T [1 ]
Nakamura, H [1 ]
Kikuchi, M [1 ]
Takubo, M [1 ]
Nishihara, Y [1 ]
机构
[1] MEIJI GKUIN UNIV,DEPT CLIN PSYCHOL,YOKOHAMA,KANAGAWA,JAPAN
关键词
D O I
10.2466/pr0.1996.79.2.555
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
We investigated the psychometric properties of the Japanese version of the 26-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale in a Japanese culture, testing a sample of 1,008. The validity and reliability of this Japanese version were suggested by significant correlations with the Beth Israel Hospital Psychosomatic Questionnaire and estimates to test-retest and internal consistency. These results suggest that this version may be suitable for Japanese populations. Although alexithymia scores were correlated negatively with increasing age, the result, based on the large sample, seems to be of minimal significance.
引用
收藏
页码:555 / 562
页数:8
相关论文
共 12 条
[1]  
BAGBY M, 1989, J PSYCHOSOM RES, V34, P47
[2]  
BAGBY RM, 1988, PSYCHOTHER PSYCHOSOM, V50, P29
[3]  
COMRSY A, 1973, 1 COURSE FACTOR ANAL
[4]   THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN MMPI ALEXITHYMIA SCALE [J].
KLEIGER, JH ;
KINSMAN, RA .
PSYCHOTHERAPY AND PSYCHOSOMATICS, 1980, 34 (01) :17-24
[5]  
MIYAOKA H, 1992, JAPANESE J PSYCHOS S, V32, P24
[6]  
Nemiah J., 1970, Modern Trends in Psychosomatic Medicine, P26, DOI DOI 10.1017/
[7]   THE ALEXITHYMIA CONSTRUCT - RELATIONSHIP WITH SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES AND INTELLIGENCE [J].
PARKER, JDA ;
TAYLOR, GJ ;
BAGBY, RM .
COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHIATRY, 1989, 30 (05) :434-441
[8]   ALEXITHYMIA AS RELATED TO SEX, AGE, AND EDUCATIONAL-LEVEL - RESULTS OF THE TORONTO ALEXITHYMIA SCALE IN 417 NORMAL SUBJECTS [J].
PASINI, A ;
DELLECHIAIE, R ;
SERIPA, S ;
CIANI, N .
COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHIATRY, 1992, 33 (01) :42-46
[9]  
SIENEOS PE, 1973, PSYCHOTHER PSYCHOSOM, V22, P255
[10]   CRITERION VALIDITY OF THE TORONTO ALEXITHYMIA SCALE [J].
TAYLOR, GJ ;
BAGBY, RM ;
RYAN, DP ;
PARKER, JDA ;
DOODY, KF ;
KEEFE, P .
PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE, 1988, 50 (05) :500-509