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Cross-cultural validation of a Chinese translation of the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale
- Source :
- Comprehensive Psychiatry, Vol 48, Iss 5, Pp 489-496 (2007)
- Publication Year :
- 2007
- Publisher :
- Elsevier, 2007.
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Abstract
- Background The purpose of the present study was to develop a Chinese translation of the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20-C) and examine its reliability and factorial validity. Methods The original English version of the TAS-20 was first translated into Chinese and then backtranslated and modified until cross-language equivalence was established. This version was then completed by 870 undergraduate students and 179 clinical patients in China. Internal reliability, retest reliability, and factorial validity were evaluated. Results The TAS-20-C showed adequate internal and retest reliability in both samples. Average TAS-20-C scores in Chinese samples were slightly higher than, but comparable to, TAS-20 scores in English-speaking Canadian samples; as well, scores were higher in the clinical sample than in the student sample. Finally, confirmatory factor analysis supported the 3-factor structure of the TAS-20 in both samples. Conclusions The TAS-20-C is a promising instrument for reliable and valid measurement of alexithymia in China.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Male
animal structures
Adolescent
Psychometrics
lcsh:RC435-571
Sample (statistics)
Test validity
Developmental psychology
Toronto Alexithymia Scale
Asian People
Alexithymia
Surveys and Questionnaires
lcsh:Psychiatry
medicine
Humans
Translations
Affective Symptoms
Personality test
Aged
Language
medicine.diagnostic_test
Reproducibility of Results
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Cross-cultural studies
Confirmatory factor analysis
Psychiatry and Mental health
Clinical Psychology
Female
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Psychology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Volume :
- 48
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Comprehensive Psychiatry
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....b0128c376f55b3e9e524e12e5cd27cb9