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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Veröffentlicht in:	Psychiatry research 2010-08, Vol.178 (3), p.565-567
Hauptverfasser:	Thorberg, Fred Arne, Young, Ross McD, Sullivan, Karen A, Lyvers, Michael, Hurst, Cameron, Connor, Jason P, Feeney, Gerald F.X
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	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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Zusammenfassung:	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