Psychometric Properties of the 20-Item Toronto Alexithymia Scale in the Chilean Population
Alexithymia can be defined as inability to identify and describe emotions in the self. Has shown to be related to several psychological and pathological processes that can result in unsatisfactory interpersonal relationships and decreased social adjustment. Advances in research of alexithymia requir...
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doaj-83d4d7c6632e4741b7857643e4c2636f2020-11-24T22:40:48ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782018-06-01910.3389/fpsyg.2018.00963357014Psychometric Properties of the 20-Item Toronto Alexithymia Scale in the Chilean PopulationMauricio González-Arias0Agustín Martínez-Molina1Susan Galdames2Alfonso Urzúa3Psicología, University of La Serena, La Serena, ChileMetodología de las Ciencias del Comportamiento, Psicología y Sociología, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, SpainPsicología, University of La Serena, La Serena, ChilePsicología, Universidad Católica del Norte, Antofagasta, ChileAlexithymia can be defined as inability to identify and describe emotions in the self. Has shown to be related to several psychological and pathological processes that can result in unsatisfactory interpersonal relationships and decreased social adjustment. Advances in research of alexithymia require the development and validation of assessment instruments, and its application to different population. With this aim, we studied the psychometric properties of the Twenty-Item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) in Chilean population using various modeling procedures (e.g., CFA, ESEM) in different structures (i.e., Correlated, Unidimensional, Hierarchical or Wording factors). Among the 10 models tested, the four-dimensional structure offered the best fit but with item-loading problems in the last factor (Pragmatic Thinking). We suggest that the studied version of the scale needs improvement (theoretical and empirical) to ensure optimal indices of validation for Chilean population.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00963/fullalexithymiaemotionTAS-20psychometric propertiesESEMwording factor |
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Mauricio González-Arias Agustín Martínez-Molina Susan Galdames Alfonso Urzúa Psychometric Properties of the 20-Item Toronto Alexithymia Scale in the Chilean Population Frontiers in Psychology alexithymia emotion TAS-20 psychometric properties ESEM wording factor |
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Mauricio González-Arias Agustín Martínez-Molina Susan Galdames Alfonso Urzúa |
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Mauricio González-Arias |
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Psychometric Properties of the 20-Item Toronto Alexithymia Scale in the Chilean Population |
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Psychometric Properties of the 20-Item Toronto Alexithymia Scale in the Chilean Population |
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Psychometric Properties of the 20-Item Toronto Alexithymia Scale in the Chilean Population |
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Psychometric Properties of the 20-Item Toronto Alexithymia Scale in the Chilean Population |
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Psychometric Properties of the 20-Item Toronto Alexithymia Scale in the Chilean Population |
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psychometric properties of the 20-item toronto alexithymia scale in the chilean population |
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Alexithymia can be defined as inability to identify and describe emotions in the self. Has shown to be related to several psychological and pathological processes that can result in unsatisfactory interpersonal relationships and decreased social adjustment. Advances in research of alexithymia require the development and validation of assessment instruments, and its application to different population. With this aim, we studied the psychometric properties of the Twenty-Item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) in Chilean population using various modeling procedures (e.g., CFA, ESEM) in different structures (i.e., Correlated, Unidimensional, Hierarchical or Wording factors). Among the 10 models tested, the four-dimensional structure offered the best fit but with item-loading problems in the last factor (Pragmatic Thinking). We suggest that the studied version of the scale needs improvement (theoretical and empirical) to ensure optimal indices of validation for Chilean population. |
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