Validation of a Greek adaptation of the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale

Comprehensive Psychiatry

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 443-448

  Tsaousis, Ioannis ^a   Taylor, Graeme ^b,c   Quilty, Lena ^b,d   Georgiades, Stelios ^e   Stavrogiannopoulos, Marios ^f   Bagby, R Michael ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^e MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f Scientific Association for Regional Development and Mental Health (EPAPSY)   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; TORONTO ALEXITHYMIA SCALE; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; VALIDATION PROCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 77954243860     PISSN: 0010440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2009.09.005     Document Type: Article

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