Psychometric properties of the 20-item Toronto alexithymia scale and prevalence of alexithymia in a Finnish adolescent population
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The authors assessed, in an adolescent population sample, the internal consistency, test-retest stability, and factor structure of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) and established the frequency of alexithymia in this age-group. Pupils (N=882; age-groups: 14-, 15-, and 16-year-olds) from two secondary schools completed the TAS-20 questionnaire twice, with a 5-week interval, in a classroom survey setting. TAS total and subscale scores and proportion of subjects exceeding the cut-point for alexithymia are reported for boys and girls. In confirmatory factor analysis, all estimates except one item were statistically significant; there was no gender difference. The authors conclude that the TAS-20 has good psychometric properties in adolescent samples. Alexithymia rate decreases from early to middle adolescence and remains essentially on a level similar to that among adults.
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Adolescence is associated with elevated rates of alexithymia, particularly at the earlier stages of this period.
“adolescence is associated with elevated rates of alexithymia (e.g. Gatta et al., 2014; Säkkinen et al., 2007, although see Honkalampi et al., 2009; Joukamaa et al., 2007), particularly at the earlier stages of this period (Gatta et al., 2014; Karukivi et al., 2014; Säkkinen et al., 2007).”
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- Authors
- Säkkinen, P., Kaltiala-Heino, R., Ranta, K., Haataja, R., & Joukamaa, M.
- Affiliations
- Turku University Hospital (FI)
- ORCID
- Ranta, Klaus
- Venue
- Psychosomatics
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2007-03
- Volume
- 48
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 154-161
- ISSN
- 0033-3182 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1978665854
- Cited by
- 133
- References
- 35
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 15 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 13 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 4
- FWCI
- 2.81
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psychosomatics (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Keywords
- Toronto Alexithymia Scale, alexithymia, adolescents, psychometric properties, internal consistency, test-retest stability, factor structure, prevalence, gender differences, high school students
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Affective Symptoms, Child, Female, Finland, Humans, Male, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Psychometrics, Surveys and Questionnaires, Reproducibility of Results
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