Factorial validity and measurement invariance of the 20-item Toronto alexithymia scale in clinical and nonclinical samples

Assessment

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 36-47

  Meganck, Reitske ^a   Vanheule, Stijn ^a   Desmet, Mattias ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

20 item Toronto alexithymia scale; Alexithymia; Factorial validity; Measurement invariance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONALITY TESTS;

EID: 38549104918     PISSN: 10731911     EISSN: 15523489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1073191107306140     Document Type: Article

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