Assessing the reliability and validity of the Bermond-Vorst Alexithymia Questionnaire among U.S. Anglo and U.S. Hispanic samples

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 289-298

  Morera, Osvaldo F ^a   Culhane, Scott E ^a   Watson, P J ^b   Skewes, Monica C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Bermond Vorst Alexithymia Questionnaire; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSIS; PREDICTION; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 18044397588     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2004.09.001     Document Type: Article

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