The 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) has been shown in previous research to measure a general dimension of alexithymia with three intercorrelated lactors. This study evaluated the reliability and factorial validity of an Italian translation of the TAS-70 in a group of normal adults (N=206) and in a mixed group of medical and psychiatric outpatients (K=642). Using confirmatory fac- tor analyses. the previously established three-factor model of the TAS-20 was found to be replicahlc in both groups. In addition, the Italian TAS-20 demonstrated adequate estimates of internal rcliabilitv and test-retest reliability. Although evaluation of the convergent, discriminant. and concurrent validity of the TAS-20 is required in Italian population?, the present results support the use of the Italian transla- tion of the scale for clinical and research purposes. C

Cross validation of the factor structure of the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale: an italian multicenter study

C. CALLEGARI
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S. VENDER
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1996-01-01

Abstract

The 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) has been shown in previous research to measure a general dimension of alexithymia with three intercorrelated lactors. This study evaluated the reliability and factorial validity of an Italian translation of the TAS-70 in a group of normal adults (N=206) and in a mixed group of medical and psychiatric outpatients (K=642). Using confirmatory fac- tor analyses. the previously established three-factor model of the TAS-20 was found to be replicahlc in both groups. In addition, the Italian TAS-20 demonstrated adequate estimates of internal rcliabilitv and test-retest reliability. Although evaluation of the convergent, discriminant. and concurrent validity of the TAS-20 is required in Italian population?, the present results support the use of the Italian transla- tion of the scale for clinical and research purposes. C
1996
Bressi, C.; Taylor, G.; Parker, J.; Bressi, S.; Brambilla, V.; Aguglia, E.; Allegranti, I.; Bongiorno, A.; Giberti, F.; Bucca, M.; Todarello, O.; Callegari, C.; Vender, S.; Gala, C.; Invernizzi, G.
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