Factor analysis of the toronto alexithymie scale: Elucidation of a polythetic construct

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1992, Pages 40-45

  Mann, Lee S ^a   Wise, Thomas N ^a   Shay, Laurel ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect; Affective disorders; Alexithymia; Emotions; Factor analysis; Personality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FANTASY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY; RATING SCALE; SOMATIZATION;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; COHORT STUDIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 0026490394     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: 14230348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000288608     Document Type: Article

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