A confirmatory factor analysis of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) in an alcohol-dependent sample

Abstract Confirmatory factor analyses were conducted to evaluate the factorial validity of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale in an alcohol-dependent sample. Several factor models were examined, but all models were rejected given their poor fit. A revision of the TAS-20 in alcohol-dependent populations m...

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Published in:Psychiatry research 2010-08, Vol.178 (3), p.565-567
Main Authors: Thorberg, Fred Arne, Young, Ross McD, Sullivan, Karen A, Lyvers, Michael, Hurst, Cameron, Connor, Jason P, Feeney, Gerald F.X
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictive behaviors
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Affective Symptoms - diagnosis
Affective Symptoms - etiology
Alcohol dependence
Alcoholism
Alcoholism - complications
Alcoholism - diagnosis
Alcoholism and acute alcohol poisoning
Biological and medical sciences
Confirmatory factor analysis
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Female
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Outpatients
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Toronto Alexithymia Scale
Toxicology
Young Adult
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Summary:Abstract Confirmatory factor analyses were conducted to evaluate the factorial validity of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale in an alcohol-dependent sample. Several factor models were examined, but all models were rejected given their poor fit. A revision of the TAS-20 in alcohol-dependent populations may be needed.
ISSN:0165-1781
1872-7123
DOI:10.1016/j.psychres.2009.09.015