Cross validation of the factor structure of the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale: An Italian multicenter study

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 551-559

  Bressi, Cinzia ^a,h   Taylor, Graeme ⁱ   Parker, James ^b   Bressi, Sergio ^a   Brambilla, Virginia ^a   Aguglia, Eugenio ^c   Allegranti, Ida ^c   Bongiorno, Antonio ^d   Giberti, Franco ^e   Bucca, Maurizio ^e   Todarello, Orlando ^f   Callegari, Camilla ^g   Vender, Simone ^g   Gala, Constanzo ^a   Invernizzi, Giordano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^h FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

ⁱ NONE

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Measurement; Toronto Alexithymia Scale

Indexed keywords

ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; ITALY; MENTAL PATIENT; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTPATIENT; PHYSICAL DISEASE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY;

EID: 0030468286     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(96)00228-0     Document Type: Article

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