The internet administration version of the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 16-22

  Bagby, R Michael ^a   Ayearst, Lindsay E ^a   Morariu, Raluca A ^a   Watters, Carolyn ^a   Taylor, Graeme J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Confirmatory factor analysis; Internal reliability; Internet administration; TAS 20

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; PAPER; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; THINKING; TORONTO ALEXITHYMIA SCALE; VALIDITY; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896721389     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: 1939134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0034316     Document Type: Article

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