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Psychometric properties of a revised Spanish 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale adaptation in multiple sclerosis patients
- Source :
- International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, Vol 13, Iss 3, Pp 226-234 (2013), idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla, instname
- Publication Year :
- 2013
- Publisher :
- Elsevier, 2013.
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Abstract
- There have been a small number of investigations of alexithymia in multiple sclerosis (MS) using the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20). However, the TAS-20 factor structure has not yet been evaluated in a MS patient sample, and earlier Spanish translations of this instrument require some improvement. We aimed to evaluate the factorial validity and reliability of an improved Spanish translation of the TAS-20 (the TAS-20-S). The TAS-20-S was completed by 221 MS patients. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to compare the fit of six different factor models. Internal consistency and retest reliability coefficients were also computed. The correlated three-factor model and the higher-order factor model made up of Difficulty Identifying Feelings, Difficulty Describing Feelings, and Externally Oriented Thinking achieved the best fit. Alpha coefficients ranged between .87 and .67; mean inter-item correlations ranged between .48 and .20; and retest correlations after 6 months ranged between .61 and .52. A high degree of alexithymia was present in 18.1% of the sample. Reliability and the traditional three-factor structure were demonstrated for the TAS-20-S, which can now be recommended for assessing an aspect of emotional processing in MS patients. En la esclerosis múltiple (EM) son escasas las investigaciones centradas en evaluar la alexitimia con la Escala de Alexitimia de Toronto (TAS-20). A pesar de ello, no se ha evaluado aún su estructura factorial en dicha población y, además, las anteriores traducciones al español necesitan modificaciones. Los objetivos del presente estudio fueron evaluar la validez factorial y la fiabilidad de una traducción mejorada en español de la TAS-20 (la TAS-20-S), la cual fue administrada en una muestra de 221 pacientes con EM. Se realizaron análisis factoriales confirmatorios para comparar el ajuste de seis modelos factoriales. También se calcularon coeficientes de consistencia interna y de fiabilidad test-retest. Los modelos trifactorial correlacionado y el de orden superior conformados por Dificultad en Identificar Sentimientos, Dificultad en Describir Sentimientos y Pensamiento Externamente Orientado lograron el mejor ajuste. Los coeficientes alfa oscilaron entre 0,87 y 0,67; las correlaciones medias inter-ítem entre 0,48 y 0,20; y las correlaciones test-retest tras 6 meses oscilaron entre 0,61 y 0,52. El 18,10% de la muestra presentó niveles elevados de alexitimia. La TAS-20-S presentó una adecuada fiabilidad así como la tradicional estructura trifactorial, por lo que su uso es ahora recomendable para evaluar un aspecto del procesamiento emocional en EM. Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte de España Programa FPU (Formación del Profesorado Universitario)
- Subjects :
- Escala de Alexitimia de Toronto
Psychiatry and Psychology::Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms::Behavior::Behavioral Symptoms::Affective Symptoms [Medical Subject Headings]
lcsh:BF1-990
Adaptation (eye)
Síntomas afectivos
Diseases::Nervous System Diseases::Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System::Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS::Multiple Sclerosis [Medical Subject Headings]
Validez factorial
Developmental psychology
Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::Humans [Medical Subject Headings]
Multiple sclerosis
Toronto Alexithymia Scale
Named Groups::Persons::Population Groups::Ethnic Groups::Hispanic Americans [Medical Subject Headings]
Alexithymia
20-item Toronto
Internal consistency
Instrumental study
medicine
Prevalence
Factorial validity
Reliability (statistics)
Factor analysis
Análisis factorial
medicine.diagnostic_test
Reproducibilidad de resultados
20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale
Information Science::Information Science::Communications Media::Publications::Translations [Medical Subject Headings]
Estudio instrumental
medicine.disease
Confirmatory factor analysis
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Epidemiologic Research Design::Reproducibility of Results [Medical Subject Headings]
Clinical Psychology
lcsh:Psychology
Esclerosis múltiple
Psychiatry and Psychology::Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms::Emotions [Medical Subject Headings]
Psychology
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Statistics as Topic::Factor Analysis, Statistical [Medical Subject Headings]
Prevalencia
Psychiatry and Psychology::Psychological Phenomena and Processes::Mental Processes::Thinking [Medical Subject Headings]
Clinical psychology
Alexithymia Scale
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16972600
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....5153a276f1a7f72c8beeae0554586686