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Validation of a Greek adaptation of the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale.
Compr Psychiatry. 2010 Jul-Aug; 51(4):443-8.CP

Abstract

BACKGROUND

The purpose of the current investigation was (1) to test whether the 3-factor structure of the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) corresponding to the theoretical conceptualization of the alexithymia construct could be recovered in a Greek translation of the scale (the TAS-20-G), (2) to assess if a 3-factor structure provides a better fit to the TAS-20-G compared with the recently proposed alternative factor structures, and (3) to evaluate the internal reliability of the TAS-20-G.

METHODS

The English version of the TAS-20 was translated into Greek and then back-translated and modified until cross-language equivalence was established. The Greek version was then administered to 340 university students. Confirmatory factor analyses were conducted, and 4 different factor structure models were compared. Internal consistency and item-to-scale homogeneity of the TAS-20-G and its factor scales were also evaluated.

RESULTS

The 3-factor model provided a good fit to the data and proved superior to alternative 1-, 2-, and 4-factor models. Apart from a coefficient alpha below the recommended range for the externally oriented thinking factor, the TAS-20-G and its factor scales demonstrated adequate internal consistency and homogeneity.

CONCLUSION

The TAS-20-G is a valid and reliable measure of alexithymia in university students and may be suitable for investigations of alexithymia in other Greek-speaking population samples.

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Tsaousis I
Department of Psychology, University of Crete, Crete 74100, Greece. tsaousis@psy.soc.uoc.gr
Taylor G
No affiliation info available
Quilty L
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Georgiades S
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Stavrogiannopoulos M
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Bagby RM
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MeSH

AdolescentAdultAffective SymptomsFactor Analysis, StatisticalFemaleGreeceHumansMaleMiddle AgedPsychometrics

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Validation Study

Language

eng

PubMed ID

20579520

Citation

Tsaousis, Ioannis, et al. "Validation of a Greek Adaptation of the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale." Comprehensive Psychiatry, vol. 51, no. 4, 2010, pp. 443-8.
Tsaousis I, Taylor G, Quilty L, et al. Validation of a Greek adaptation of the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale. Compr Psychiatry. 2010;51(4):443-8.
Tsaousis, I., Taylor, G., Quilty, L., Georgiades, S., Stavrogiannopoulos, M., & Bagby, R. M. (2010). Validation of a Greek adaptation of the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 51(4), 443-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2009.09.005
Tsaousis I, et al. Validation of a Greek Adaptation of the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale. Compr Psychiatry. 2010 Jul-Aug;51(4):443-8. PubMed PMID: 20579520.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Validation of a Greek adaptation of the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale. AU - Tsaousis,Ioannis, AU - Taylor,Graeme, AU - Quilty,Lena, AU - Georgiades,Stelios, AU - Stavrogiannopoulos,Marios, AU - Bagby,R Michael, Y1 - 2009/12/21/ PY - 2009/03/05/received PY - 2009/08/11/revised PY - 2009/09/07/accepted PY - 2010/6/29/entrez PY - 2010/6/29/pubmed PY - 2010/10/5/medline SP - 443 EP - 8 JF - Comprehensive psychiatry JO - Compr Psychiatry VL - 51 IS - 4 N2 - BACKGROUND: The purpose of the current investigation was (1) to test whether the 3-factor structure of the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) corresponding to the theoretical conceptualization of the alexithymia construct could be recovered in a Greek translation of the scale (the TAS-20-G), (2) to assess if a 3-factor structure provides a better fit to the TAS-20-G compared with the recently proposed alternative factor structures, and (3) to evaluate the internal reliability of the TAS-20-G. METHODS: The English version of the TAS-20 was translated into Greek and then back-translated and modified until cross-language equivalence was established. The Greek version was then administered to 340 university students. Confirmatory factor analyses were conducted, and 4 different factor structure models were compared. Internal consistency and item-to-scale homogeneity of the TAS-20-G and its factor scales were also evaluated. RESULTS: The 3-factor model provided a good fit to the data and proved superior to alternative 1-, 2-, and 4-factor models. Apart from a coefficient alpha below the recommended range for the externally oriented thinking factor, the TAS-20-G and its factor scales demonstrated adequate internal consistency and homogeneity. CONCLUSION: The TAS-20-G is a valid and reliable measure of alexithymia in university students and may be suitable for investigations of alexithymia in other Greek-speaking population samples. SN - 1532-8384 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/20579520/Validation_of_a_Greek_adaptation_of_the_20_item_Toronto_Alexithymia_Scale_ L2 - https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0010-440X(09)00100-X DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -