Factor structure and reliability of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) in the German population;Faktorstruktur und reliabilität der Toronto-Alexithymie-Skala (TAS-20) in der deutschen bevölkerung

PPmP Psychotherapie Psychosomatik Medizinische Psychologie

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 208-214

  Popp, Kerstin ^a   Schäfer, Ralf ^a   Schneider, Christine ^a   Brähler, Elmar ^b   Decker, Oliver ^b   Hardt, Jochen ^a   Franz, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Confirmatory factor analysis; German version; Toronto Alexithymia Scale

Indexed keywords

ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; CANADA; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EMOTION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INTROSPECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; TORONTO ALEXITHYMIA SCALE;

EID: 44649167586     PISSN: 09372032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-986196     Document Type: Article

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